Ye Qi Guanyin and Yang Jiumei were both shocked when they heard the news. Ye Qi Guanyin's face showed a deep look of worry and said: "With this defeat, Linhuang Mansion may not be able to defend it!"
Yang Peng asked: "How many defenders are there in Linhuang Mansion, and how is the city defense situation?" Yeqi Guanyin frowned and said: "There were hundreds of thousands of troops on the road to Beijing. Although the Mongols were tough, they could not hope to achieve any results. However, the Empress Dowager However, most of the troops guarding the Shangjing Road were mobilized to fight in Goryeo. The troops on the Shangjing Road were empty so that the Mongols could take advantage. According to the intelligence obtained during this period, there were only more than 100,000 troops guarding the Shangjing Road. Most of them had been occupied before. Annihilate, there are probably only tens of thousands of troops guarding Linhuang Mansion now. Although Linhuang Mansion has a strong city, the frightened remnant soldiers will definitely not be able to defend it for long!"
Yang Jiumei said: "If I were the Empress Dowager of the Liao Kingdom, I would have no other choice at this time but to mobilize troops from Goryeo, and the war with the Japanese could only be temporarily put aside!"
Yang Peng thought: "In this case, the war on Goryeo will probably reverse in an instant!" What Yang Peng said makes sense, because although the nearly one million coalition forces of Liao and Goryeo are now overwhelming, they have an advantage. , but the Japanese showed great resilience and used an army of 500,000 to fight against a coalition of one million. Although the situation was unfavorable, they still persisted and did not collapse. The coalition did not achieve a decisive victory. At this time, the main force of the Liao Kingdom If they are transferred away, the Japanese will definitely counterattack with all their strength. It is impossible for the Goryeo army to withstand the battle. The previous scene of being chased away by the Japanese will probably happen again, and it will even be worse.
Yang Peng looked at Yang Jiumei and asked, "Have you received my order?" Yang Jiumei said, "I received it a day ago. As soon as I received the order from King Yan, my subordinates immediately sent someone to convey the order to the second and third legions. Gather at Yanjing and send someone to Tsushima Island to send a message!"
Yang Peng frowned and said: "It will take at least ten days for the two legions to assemble and get the food and grass in place! Hey, I wonder if any drastic changes will happen in these ten days!" Then he threw these worries behind him and said "It's useless to think too much. Let's see how the current situation develops!" Seeing Ye Qi Guanyin's face full of worry, he comforted him: "Guanyin, you don't have to worry too much. The strength of the Liao Kingdom is as strong as mine, Yan Yun." , it is not easy for the Mongols and Japanese to defeat him!" Ye Qi Guanyin glanced at Yang Peng and said calmly: "I am an important criminal of the Liao Kingdom, what else do I have to worry about!" Although So, but her eyes betrayed her.
Suddenly there were hurried footsteps outside, and Yanyun's housekeeper Qian Letian and the head of the education department Tang Shidian came hand in hand. The two of them were overjoyed when they saw Yang Peng sitting high on the throne, and they worshiped together: "I have met King Yan!" Yanyun's financial system has not yet been completely moved to Tianjing New City, so Qian Letian still remains. Yan Jing also serves as Yang Jiumei's deputy to assist Yang Jiumei; as for Tang Shidian, after all, Yanyun's education system is the most complete in Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, so Tang Shidian will often bring newcomers from the education department to Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures. About half a month ago, Tang Shidian led the heads of the education department in Shaanxi and Gansu regions to inspect Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures. They would stay for about half a month before leaving.
Yang Peng smiled and said: "You two look good!" The two of them straightened up and laughed. Qian Letian said jokingly: "I will sleep when I am full and eat when I am full. Except for some paperwork, , it can be said that you have nothing to do, and it’s hard to even think about it if you don’t look good!” Tang Shidian said: “Master Tang also assists the princess in managing everything, so I am truly doing nothing!”
Yang Peng smiled and said: "What do you two mean by telling me this? Do you think you have too few tasks and the work is too easy? If so, I will add some tasks to each of you so that you don't have to worry about it. Complain in front of me!" The two of them smiled and clasped their fists and said, "Thank you so much, King Yan!"
Yang Peng said to Tang Shidian: "About the teaching materials, it still needs to be improved. Before I came to Yanjing, I visited the junior school and senior school in Tianjing New City. The others were fine, but I think there are still many teaching materials. There is a lot of room for improvement. Although the basic textbooks do not use Confucian classics, they use classics from other schools. This will make students prefer Confucianism to other schools of thought. This is not good. In short, bias is not good. I think a brand-new basic textbook should be compiled to include the outstanding ideas of each school and the good stories from folklore. In this way, it should be much better than using the classics of any school as a textbook."
Tang Shidian listened carefully and praised: "The King of Yan is wise. As the saying goes, listening to both will make you bright and believing in others will be dark. By doing this, King Yan has achieved both listening and listening in education, which is of great benefit to the students and the country." Harmful!" Qian Letian smiled and said: "This can also reduce the rejection of us by Confucian scholars to a certain extent."
Yang Peng said: "Whether they reject it or not, I don't care. I am completely desperate for those guys!" Then he said to Tang Shidian: "In addition to basic textbooks, there are also professional courses in all aspects. Teaching materials, such as woodworking, there are no teaching materials at all now. It is completely a master-disciple model. This cannot be said to be bad, but it also has obvious flaws. If there is a textbook that goes from simple to deep as a guide, I believe it will be more efficient. It also facilitates the popularization of technology, which is good for social development and progress!”
Tang Shidian said in embarrassment: "Those masters with unique skills are very reluctant to even go to the school to teach their skills. If I want them to record their unique skills in books and spread them widely, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult!"
Yang Peng frowned and said: "This is one of the worst habits of our country from ancient times to the present. We treasure our brooms so much that even a broken broom is a treasure and we don't want to share it with others, let alone those really useful skills!" After a pause , said: "To change this, of course you can't just rely on my orders, but you also have to understand them and use reason to lure them to your advantage." He glanced at Tang Shidian and said with a smile: "You are more knowledgeable about principles and things than me. If you can say it, I won't worry about it. As for the other hand, I can tell you that anyone who has unique skills and is willing to show them can immediately be canonized by Prince Yan's Palace and become a university professor, and based on his skills Depending on the level, a title equivalent to military merit will be given."
Yanyun's military merit system is similar to that of the Qin Dynasty, but it only has eighteen levels. From low to high, each level can enjoy corresponding privileges. The higher the level, the more privileges it can enjoy. It needs to be explained here that these privileges can only be obtained by obtaining military merit so far. No matter how talented a scholar is, unless he is considered to have made contributions equivalent to military merit, it is impossible to obtain similar privileges. Because of this, today in In Yanyun territory, the status of scholars has been at an unprecedented low since the Han Dynasty, while the status of warriors has been unprecedentedly high. Now that Yang Peng has decided to extend the merit reward and punishment system to the craftsmanship industry, it can be foreseen that in the near future, the status of craftsmen in the world will also be greatly improved, while the status of scholars will be further reduced, or it will become more reasonable.
Since the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism, the status of scholars has been getting higher and higher. By the Song Dynasty, it was almost ridiculously high. The "Taizu Stone Tablet" of Song Taizu is a clear proof. So everything is inferior, only reading is high! In fact, how important is the role of scholars? Their role is nothing more than the so-called enlightenment of all people. In fact, whether they can educate all people has nothing to do with whether they study or not. It depends on the character and ability of the officials. If they are not good at these two, haha, then they are just talking about benevolence, justice and moral principles. It's impossible for a bastard full of evil to educate all the people. If all the people really follow his example, the world will be in chaos!
Scholars also have another role, which is to record the achievements of civilization and be the carrier of culture. But this is just like express delivery in modern society. Can it be more expensive than other industries? The reason why the past dynasties have promoted scholars or improved the status and treatment of Confucian scholars is nothing more than the necessity of the policy of obscuring the people, and nothing else! What Yang Peng wants to do is not to harm scholars, but to make everything abnormal return to normal. A waste who only knows how to care can obtain status and benefits far beyond others. That is the greatest injustice!
Yang Peng said: "That's what I think. What do you think?" Tang Shidian smiled and said: "In this way, I believe that those craftsmen who value their broomsticks will definitely rush to come up with their secret skills. This can honor the title of their ancestors and attract young scholars. It’s a dream, let alone a craftsman.”
Yang Peng smiled and said: "You are responsible for formulating the specific implementation details." After a pause, "I will see your results in a month." "Yes, I will do my best!" Yang Peng looked away and looked at Qian Lotte smiled and said: "I have wanted to reform the financial system for a long time. I will give you a rough idea. You and your subordinates can think about it carefully. After this battle is over, I will come to ask you." "Yes." , regardless of King Yan’s orders.”
Yang Peng thought: "Today's tax system is attached to various local governments, and the tax matters managed are very complicated, resulting in inefficiency and breeding of corruption. I want to completely separate the tax system from local governments, just like the supervision department , becoming a completely independent department..."
Qian Letian's eyes lit up, and then he frowned and said: "Wouldn't this completely deprive the local government of its financial rights? I'm afraid there will be some resistance!" Yang Peng said: "It would be better for the local government to have smaller powers. After the tax department is separated, , should be divided into three parts, one is responsible for traditional agricultural taxes, the other is responsible for local customs duties, and the last part is responsible for industrial and commercial trade taxes. Government-owned farms and other government-owned industries are not included in the tax system because they have to pay taxes every year. Turning most of the profits over to the state treasury is already like a tax, and it is a heavy tax. What do you think of my idea?" Qian Letian was a little unsure and frowned: "This, this is really a unique move, subordinate, My subordinates can’t say for a moment what kind of impact it will have!”
Yang Peng pondered for a moment. On his way to Yanjing, in addition to thinking about the current Goryeo war, he was also thinking about tax reform and other matters. He had already thought about it well, but now seeing Qian Letian's cautious appearance, he couldn't help but feel so It is better not to implement the new policy with major changes immediately. Although I have thought it through very carefully, many things are probably beyond my expectations at this moment. Thinking of the situation in the future, I can't help but feel moved, and said to Qian Letian: "This The policy will not be promoted nationwide for the time being. It will be tried in the 16 prefectures of Yanyun first. If it is feasible, it will be promoted nationwide. If it is not feasible, it will be terminated immediately."
After hearing Yang Peng's words, Yang Jiumei and Qian Letian couldn't help but their eyes lit up. They both felt that this method was the best. It could not only implement new policies as soon as possible to promote social development, but also limit possible harm to the minimum range. As for the huge disaster caused by unforeseen flaws in the new policy. Historically, there have been countless major turmoils caused by new policies. The policy makers had good intentions, and the new policies themselves were also good. However, because some issues were ignored, the new policies not only failed to implement Even if it achieves the expected results, it completely runs counter to the original intention of the policy makers, resulting in huge disasters. For example, Qin's tax policy after unifying the world, Wang Mang's new policy after usurping the Han Dynasty, etc. The lessons learned from the past are enough to serve as a warning for future generations.
The attention turned to Gao Li’s opening of Beijing. Wu Xing was sitting in the inn room, looking at the urgent report that had just been sent from the south of Korea, frowning tightly. The door opened with a creak, and deputy Zhen Rigan walked in quickly, cupping his fists and saying, "Sir, are you calling me?"
Wu Xing folded the report in his hand, put it into an envelope, stood up, handed it to Zhen Riqian, and ordered: "This is the urgent report we just received. Send it to Yanjing as quickly as possible!" Zhen Riqian He responded, took the report, and left in a hurry.
Wu Xing turned around and walked to the window, opened it, and the noisy atmosphere immediately hit his face. I saw that in the streets and alleys of Kaijing City, everyone was dragging their families and families to escape from the capital. Everyone's face was full of anxious expressions. The shouts of adults and the cries of children were intertwined, as if A sad piece of music.
Not long ago, the coalition forces were in full strength, but in the blink of an eye, the situation turned around 180 times. The Mongols suddenly invaded the Liao Kingdom in large numbers. The Liao Dynasty was greatly shocked. In panic, the main army fighting in Goryeo was urgently transferred back to the country for reinforcements. , so the balance of forces between the two sides on the Goryeo battlefield changed dramatically. Only a dozen or two hundred thousand Goryeo troops were left among the nearly one million coalition troops, while the Japanese still numbered nearly half a million.
Sasuro Shigeo, the Japanese general who conquered the barbarians, noticed the change in his opponents and immediately realized that it was the Mongolian allies who had taken action. He was overjoyed and immediately launched an army to counterattack. At this time, the Goryeo army had been divided into two parts and retreated to Quanzhou and Andong respectively. Jeonju was in the west and Andong was in the east. Although the Goryeo army had made defensive preparations, because the Liao army had withdrawn, Goryeo The morale of the army was in turmoil. Facing the Japanese's violent counterattack, they soon could not withstand it, and Quanzhou and Andong fell one after another. Subsequently, although the Goryeo Army tried to stabilize its position many times, the Japanese became more and more courageous as they fought, and their offensive became more and more crazy. Under the leadership of the enemy, they retreated to the starting point of the counterattack, Kaijing. Immediately, the Japanese army surrounded Annan, and the news reached Kaijing. The people were terrified and fled for their lives with their families.
Wu Xing looked at the chaotic scene in front of him and thought about his next action. Zhen Rigan ran in and said anxiously: "Sir, I just received news that Annan was conquered by the Japanese. The Japanese massacred the city in Annan, and nearly 100,000 Korean soldiers and civilians were killed!" Wu Xing frowned and turned around. , said in disbelief: "How did it fall so quickly?"
Zhen Rigan said: "It is said that Jin Tongtian, the deputy general of the Goryeo army, rebelled on the battlefield and opened the city gate at the critical moment, so the Japanese were able to break through Annan." Wu Xing murmured: "Jin Tongtian?" Then he suddenly realized, "I know this person, he He is one of the most important generals in the Goryeo Army. He was the general responsible for guarding Zhongjing in the Goryeo Kingdom. With his prestige and reputation, he should be in charge of his own role, but he was only appointed as the deputy general of the West Route Army by Wang Yue. It is said that this person He is very arrogant and naturally dissatisfied. Now that a disaster is approaching, it is not surprising that he surrenders to the enemy before the battle."
Zhen Rigan nodded and said: "Since Annan has been lost, the Japanese army will soon attack Kaijing. With the current state of the Goryeo army, Kaijing will definitely not be able to defend it. Sir, what should we do?"
Wu Xing was silent for a moment and said: "Our mission is to observe the Japanese and collect all information about the Japanese. The Koreans can leave, but we cannot leave." After a pause, "But the capital city is about to become a dangerous place, we have to temporarily Leave." Then he ordered: "Immediately give the order, and all personnel will immediately evacuate to the nearby King Kong Mountain." "Yes." Zhen Rigan responded and prepared to go down and give the order. At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Zhang Daniu, the hidden murder captain, ran in and said with joy: "Sir, good news!" Zhang Daniu was originally sent by Yang Peng to Bianjing to secretly protect Concubine Mu and her son. , was sent to Goryeo soon after returning, as the commander of the secret guards to assist the martial arts.
Wu Xing and Zhen Riqian suddenly heard Zhang Daniu say there was good news, and subconsciously thought it was the Goryeo army that had repelled the Japanese, and both felt incredible. Just listen to Zhang Daniu say: "I just received the order from King Yan from Yanjing. King Yan has arrived in Yanjing and is preparing to dispatch the army to directly attack the Japanese!" As he said this, he handed a letter to Wu Xing. Wu Xing and Zhen Riqian were both surprised when they heard the news. Seeing the letter, Wu Xing quickly took it, opened the envelope, took out the letter paper, unfolded it and read it. He said happily: "King Yan is going to personally lead the army across the sea! Great! As soon as our elite troops arrive, the situation on the battlefield will definitely change!" After thinking for a moment, he turned to Zhen Riqian and said: "The retreat plan has been temporarily cancelled. I'm going to Meet the emperor of Goryeo!" He said and hurriedly left the room.
After a while, Wu Xing, accompanied by several hidden assassins, arrived outside the gate of the Goryeo Emperor's palace. He saw a busy scene outside the gate. Eunuchs, maids, and guards were busy loading treasures and antiques onto many large carts. There was a look of panic on his face. Seeing such a scene, Wu Xing knew that the Emperor of Goryeo was preparing to escape without asking. Wu Xing couldn't help but frowned and led a few shadow killers forward.
When the Korean guards saw a few people who looked like common people approaching, they immediately became vigilant. A man who looked like an officer stepped forward, raised his right hand and shouted loudly: "Stop those who come! This is a royal forbidden area, and people are not allowed to get close!" After stopping, Wu Xing clasped his fists and said loudly: "I'd like to inform His Majesty the Emperor of your country about your troubles. Envoy Yan Yun has something important to ask for!" The conversation between the two of them was all in Korean. Wu Xing had been in Korea for a long time. Although I am not proficient in Korean, I can communicate well.
When the officer heard that he was the envoy of Yan Yun, he was surprised. His expression immediately became extremely respectful, and he bowed and said: "It turns out to be the envoy of Yan Yun! Please wait a moment, and I will report to His Majesty the Emperor immediately!" Wu Xing nodded. The officer immediately turned around and ran in. Wu Xing and others were waiting outside.
After a while, the officer rushed out, came to Wu Xing and others, bowed and said: "His Majesty the Emperor has invited your distinguished envoy Yan Yun! Your envoy, please come with me!" Then he led the way. Wu Xing and others followed the officer into the gate. As soon as they entered, they saw a chaotic scene in the entire palace. The Koreans were like ants on a hot pot, preparing to escape.
The officer led Wu Xing and others to a quiet place, which was in sharp contrast to the noisy front yard. There were only a few people sitting in the pavilion not far away. Among them was the young and handsome man, Wu Xing. I recognized him, it was Wang Yue, the current emperor of Goryeo. The pavilion was filled with royal guards wearing helmets, holding armor, and pressing the hilts of their swords.
The Wu Xing people followed the officer straight to the outside of the pavilion. The officer bowed towards the pavilion and said: "Your Majesty, the envoy Yan Yungui has arrived." Several people in the pavilion quickly stood up and bowed to the Wu Xing people. , with a very respectful expression, Wang Yue said apologetically: "I didn't know that Yan Yungui's envoy arrived, and I missed the welcome from afar, so I apologize!" What Wang Yue said was not Korean, but Chinese. Wu Xing replied: "I was too presumptuous to come!"
Wang Yue looked at Wu Xing and others and said: "I dare not doubt your identity, but the current situation is tense, I want to confirm your identity!"
Wu Xing took out an iron plate from his arms and handed it over. A guard immediately stepped forward to receive it and forwarded it to Wang Yue. Wang Yue quickly picked up the iron plate and looked at it carefully. He was sure that it was the Yanwang iron plate of King Yan. He knew that the people who could hold this iron plate were not ordinary people in Yanyun, and they all shouldered the important mission of King Yan. Naturally, outsiders cannot obtain it, and it is impossible to counterfeit it. The identity of Wu Xing and others was immediately confirmed. He quickly returned the iron plate with both hands. The guard took the iron plate and returned it to Wu Xing.
Wang Yue bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please sit down and speak." Wu Xing walked into the pavilion alone, while several secret guards stayed outside. Wu Xing sat down at the stone table, and Wang Yue and others also sat down. Wang Yue was very excited and said: "I didn't expect that King Yan's envoy would come to our country. What a joy from heaven!" Military advisor Wang Er asked: "I don't know why your envoy came to our country?" Everyone in Goryeo They all looked at Wu Xing with great concern.
Wu Xing clasped his fists and said: "My King Yan heard that Goryeo was in danger, so he decided to send troops to rescue!..." When everyone heard this, they were very surprised. Wang Yue said excitedly: "King Yan wants to send troops to our country?" Wu Xing nodded, Said: "The King of Yan has arrived in Yanjing, and the army is gathering. It will not be long before they cross the sea and reach your country!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
