Chapter 212: I? Calling myself a villain is just to save face for myself!

The importance of land and population to Shinto is unquestionable.

When doing things in Daqian, Jia Cong couldn’t help but have some emotional concerns.

Shinto gods and ghosts eradicate evil spirits and protect the country and the people.

Accumulate merit and expand power by benefiting the people.

But as the old saying goes, “Those who are not of my kind must have different hearts!”

Once you leave Daqian, there will be too many methods you can use.

The Mu family’s fleet, shipbuilding technology, navigation technology and nautical charts are all what Jia Cong needs.

Especially the nautical charts.

It’s not just a supply issue; the dangers in the ocean are far greater than on land.

There are many monsters and strange beasts in the sea. Although they do not have inheritance like the Daqian demon clan, they can open up their spiritual intelligence and practice.

However, with such a huge base, there are always some outliers who embark on the path of cultivation to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and their bodies become huge.

There are also some dangerous places where even a person from the fourth realm could be fatally dangerous if he rashly stepped into them.

This reflects the importance of the sea charts explored by generations of the Mu family.

The reason why I didn’t agree immediately.

The business that is rushed is not worth it, so Mu Kangwen does not look anxious now.

The Mu family has not yet reached the end of its rope.

……

After seeing Mu Kangping off, Jia Cong went to meet Emperor Shunde again.

The rebellion ended.

The two major royal palaces of different surnames in Xining and Nangan, Prince Yi Zhong, and some of the Kaiyuan lineage who participated in the rebellion need to be cleaned up.

It can be said that there are a lot of things to think about.

It’s just dawn!
A series of imperial edicts depriving titles, confiscating property and exterminating families had already been quickly sent back to the capital by the Dragon Guard.

Without further conversation, Jia Cong said goodbye and left.

He took Baochai and Miaoyu back to the capital first.

The entire hunting expedition was just a trap set up by Jia Cong and Emperor Shunde.

Once the goal is achieved, hunting is no longer important.

……

“father!”

the other side.

As soon as Mu Kangwen returned to his tent, he saw his eldest son Mu Dingjun, who should have been in Shenjing City, appear in Xishan.

“Jun’er, why are you here?”

After pouring himself a cup of tea, Mu Kangwen asked casually.

“But what happened at home?”

“Dad, the result of the fight between Marquis Jing’an and the Kong family is out!”

“The Kong family lost four fourth-level masters in this battle!”

“Duke Yansheng Kong Yanjin was seriously injured and escaped!”

“Clap”

As soon as Mu Dingjun finished speaking, he saw Mu Kangwen shudder, and the teacup in his hand fell to the ground and broke into several pieces.

The tea was all over my clothes.

But Mu Kangwen didn’t care about these things at the moment and asked urgently.

“What did you say?”

“Marquis Jing’an killed four fourth-level masters of the Kong family in one fell swoop?”

“This is real?”

“Dad, it’s absolutely true!”

“Our worshiper saw it with his own eyes.”

“Kong Yanjin used the treasure of the painting saint, but was severely injured by the self-detonation of a martial arts master by Marquis Jing’an.”

“This time, the Kong family lost two great scholars, a great Yin God cultivator, and a martial arts master was captured alive.”

“Also, Marquis Jing’an had previously hidden a martial arts master…”

Mu Dingjun also had a complicated expression, with a lingering fear in his shock.

“The martial arts master’s assassin…”

“Kill three and capture one alive…”

Mu Kangwen shuddered when he heard this horrifying record.

Before, I just saw Jia Cong coming back to the camp and knew that Jia Cong was the winner.

But Mu Kangwen never thought that Jia Cong would achieve such a brilliant record.

Three dead and one captured alive!

This is the fourth realm, not the third realm!
Suddenly I remembered that when I was communicating with Jia Cong before, I referred to myself as “I”.

Mu Kangwen’s heart suddenly rose.

The greatest asset of the Mu family is just a martial arts master who is old and whose vitality is beginning to decline. Still playing?
To put it bluntly…

Being able to call himself a villain is considered by Mu Kangwen to be able to save face for himself.

Fortunately, fortunately Marquis Jing’an has a good temper.

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Shenjing City

cabinet
“Three dead and one captured alive…”

“This……”

When the news reached the cabinet, the reaction of the five elders was not much better than that of Mu Kangwen.

Study hard, take the imperial examination and become an official!

The cabinet elders themselves originally gained their positions through reading the books of sages.

He is considered a part of Confucianism.

The Kong family is known as the leader of Confucianism and Taoism, and the family of the most saintly.

But now…

“In just two months, five fourth-level masters were lost all at once.”

“I’m afraid this is most of the power the Kong family can mobilize.”

The Cabinet Chief Minister Li Ge Lao sighed.

The Kong family has been passed down for so many years, and with the legacy of Confucius, there must be many great scholars.

But most of those in the fourth realm are in seclusion seeking higher breakthroughs.

Including the resources provided by the Kong family.

Secular rights no longer have much appeal.

At most, he would protect the Kong family in their time of crisis because they were from the same family.

But if we were to organize another action as high-profile as this one and go to Beijing to find a venue, it would be difficult.

I’m afraid it’s basically impossible.

“It would have been fine if the White Deer Academy had taken a year, but now even the Kong family has been suppressed to this extent.”

Only Lord He’s eyes flashed with a hint of joy.

He had previously offered his help in the discussion of choosing a crown prince and thus formed a good relationship with Jia Cong.

Now the youngest grandson of the He family has enrolled in the academy at Jia Conghou’s mansion.

“After all, it’s the false reputation that’s tiring!”

“If we had seen something was wrong when we first came to Beijing, and had retreated to discuss the matter, why would we have ended up like this?”

“The fact that Ziweisi did not intervene in the battle at the dock is enough to represent the attitude of the royal family.”

“It’s the same as not having the right time, right place, and right people.”

Another elder shook his head.

But there is another reason that has not been mentioned.

There must be some secret about Kong Chengxi. Perhaps this is the reason why the Kong family has to bite the bullet and continue to recruit people to Beijing.

But this kind of secret is no longer something that these great scholars of the third realm are qualified to explore.

Even if he is a cabinet minister, this is no exception.

After all, although there are not many people inside and outside the government who are qualified to fill positions in the cabinet, there are some.

“Okay, everyone, let’s get down to business.”

“Your Majesty has issued more than a dozen decrees in a row. The court is bound to be shaken during this period.”

“I ask you all to work together and not allow the unrest to expand and shake the foundation of the country!”

In the end, it was the Cabinet Chief Minister Li Ge Lao who spoke up and ended the topic.

Since the beginning of the year, Jia Cong has risen.

From the third realm to the fourth realm, the status of the cabinet declined greatly.

The government that was controlled in the past now seems more like a chessboard when Jia Cong is fighting with others.

I am definitely unwilling, but there is nothing I can do about it.

After all, this world is based on strength.

After that, they began to discuss government affairs.

Emperor Shunde issued a series of imperial edicts.

The Prince of Nan’an and the Prince of Xining were confiscated and their families were exterminated!

Prince Yi Zhong and the third prince were stripped of their titles, demoted to commoners, and imprisoned in the clan house without pardon.

Seven families of the Kaiyuan lineage, including the Guangling Marquisate, the Yiyong Marquisate, the Yongning Marquisate, etc., were stripped of their titles and exiled, or simply exterminated according to their crimes.

There will be a major purge both in the court and in the local areas.

The trusted ministers of Emperor Shunde when he was in the Qiandi Palace should be promoted, and the balance of forces from all sides should also be considered.

To avoid further unrest.

The cabinet’s responsibility is no small matter.

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(End of this chapter)