madnovel Chapter 1503 Super Project
Chapter 1503 Super Project
Chapter 1503 Super Project
He Lingchuan picked a grape and put it in his mouth: "After the King's Birthday Ceremony, I seldom go out. Every day I run between Yongquan Villa and Youhu Villa. I dare not go to places that are too crowded."
After hearing this, everyone stopped smiling.
Yes, he has offended the regent so much that he must pay attention to his personal safety.
He Xiao's glory and honor all come at a price.
But he immediately said, "Tell me about it. I heard it was unprecedented."
Everyone started talking about the Flying Flower Festival.
It does sound more grand than King Yao's birthday ceremony. Even temples in various places distribute "Linghui Cakes", which are rice cakes made in advance specifically for this program. They are left in the temple and anyone who eats the rice cakes can get the goddess' blessing. Even refugees from Tianshui City can go to get them.
On the night of the celebration, golden spiritual rain fell over the sky of Tianshui City, with a strange fragrance in the air. Those who were washed by the spiritual rain had their serious illnesses cured, minor illnesses eliminated, and serious illnesses cured, and felt refreshed.
This is the grace bestowed by the goddess herself. But——
He Lingchuan asked in a low voice: "I heard that this time the spiritual rain grace is shorter than in previous years?"
He has looked at the records of previous years, and they said, "golden rain like pulp," which means it is very sticky.
But what he had felt in Yongquan Villa a few days ago was just a chill on his head and that was it, with only three or two raindrops in total.
Isn't this quite different from previous records?
There was a moment of silence at the table. Fan Shuang said dryly, "It is a little shorter. Maybe it was an accident."
Of course it was not an accident. The common people did not understand, but everyone present knew.
Yao State had done its best to organize the Feihua Festival, but Miaozhan Goddess expressed her dissatisfaction in this way. The festival was supposed to be held in the new temple, but due to the slow progress of the construction, the new temple was never built.
He Lingchuan even went to visit the half-done temple project. It was so large and magnificent that you could hear the sound of money being spent in every meticulously crafted corner. Standing on that large square, in front of the stacked buildings, you felt like a drop in the ocean...
But it was not completed, only less than one third of it was completed.
If you ask him, the temple is unfinished.
Even God cannot tolerate a bad ending.
He Lingchuan could understand the difficulty of King Yao, as the treasury was too empty. But for the gods, Yao, as the strongest country in the Flash Gold, had to delay the completion of a mere temple for two or three years. How much respect and admiration could they have for the gods?
Love cannot be expressed with words only, it must be shown through actions.
The love and admiration of the ruler and his ministers in Yaoting is obviously not up to par with the gods.
There is too little spiritual rain, so its effect on the human body is just average, and everyone can feel it intuitively.
The civilians were both disappointed and frightened. Although they did not understand what was going on, they could feel Miao Zhantian's dissatisfaction.
"The goddess is angry, angry at us! It must be us who did something wrong, it must be Wang Ting who did something wrong!"
On the day after the Flower Festival, all the major temples were crowded with believers who came to confess and ask for atonement.
The dissatisfaction among the people also put Yao Ting under great pressure.
Gu Xuan coughed lightly: "My king has ordered that the new main temple must be completed within five months!"
Obviously, King Yao also wanted to ease his relationship with the gods.
Yuwen Xu added: "Liang Zhushi must have also made a lot of efforts. The king has not been on good terms with him recently. I heard that when he went to see the king, there were several quarrels in the imperial study..."
Yuwen Yong nudged his brother with his elbow: "What nonsense! Is this something you can criticize?"
Yuwen Xu was embarrassed and then shut up.
He drinks too much and can't control his mouth.
The goddess often knows about Yao State through Liang Zhushi. Don't forget that Liang Zhushi's own son was punished by Yao King a few days ago, and his position in the Imperial Household Department was also removed. How could Liang Zhushi speak well of him in the goddess's ear?
This reflected in the Feihua Festival this time. The celebration hosted by Yao State was grand, but the queen and the temple behaved indifferently and coldly.
He Lingchuan changed the topic at the right time, and everyone ate and talked until the moon was past midnight before they left.
……
The next morning, Zhang Shan went to the palace to see King Yao and repeated He Lingchuan's words in detail.
King Yao stroked his beard and said, "Oh? He boasted that he could expand the capital and fill the treasury at the same time?"
"Yes, the dilemma is resolved."
"Oh, what a dilemma to solve by yourself." Yao Wang asked him, "What's the solution?"
"He didn't mention it during the meal. He said he wanted to think about it carefully."
"Think about it carefully? An excuse! He is afraid that if you learn it, he will not be able to get the job." King Yao sneered, "This kid is really greedy. The money he earned from Youhu Villa is not enough to satisfy his appetite! Now he is thinking about expanding the capital city again."
Zhang Shan asked: "Does the king intend to let He Xiao..."
King Yao rolled his eyes and said, "How dare you ask such a question? He is an outsider!"
What this means is, what qualifications does He Xiao have to be in charge of such an important project?
Even in such a remote place like Youhu, He Xiao could make millions of taels; if he took over the expansion of Tianshui City, wouldn't he make a ton of money?
He is capable, but he is also really greedy.
Yao State is not He Xiao's gold-digging den, so how could he give money to an outsider like this?
But this man often had brilliant ideas, and King Yao wanted to hear his ideas. If the ideas were good, he had so many loyal subordinates who could execute them.
……
In the afternoon, He Lingchuan went to Youhu again to inspect the construction site.
When they found a place where no one was around, the Soul Mirror asked He Lingchuan:
"Zhang Shan will definitely go to King Yao to make a report. Hey, do you think King Yao will allow you to preside over the eastward expansion of Tianshui City?"
"Naive!" He Lingchuan saw through it all. "I made money in Youhu Lake, but King Yao was not happy about it. The eastward expansion of the capital is a huge project, how much money is there? Outsiders can't imagine. If this lucrative job was assigned to an outsider like me instead of King Yao's confidants, hehe, wouldn't those ministers be furious?"
At this point, he said, "I understand. Qingyang was strongly opposed, perhaps because the benefits of expanding the capital eastward were too great. Everyone wanted to join the construction team appointed by King Yao, and everyone wanted to get a piece of the pie from this mega project, so naturally King Yao's power was further strengthened."
When he thought of this, his thoughts suddenly became clear: "Qingyang is obviously much more capable than Yao Wang, but he is being held hostage here. I finally understand why."
"why?"
"Because Qingyang really has no projects!" He Lingchuan clapped his hands and laughed, "You see, King Yao can let me build Youhu Villa by approving a piece of land, and he can start the expansion plan of Tianshui City if he makes up his mind. The subjects who want to be loyal and want to make money can find projects from King Yao. As long as they get the right project, they may get promoted and make a fortune. Look at what Qingyang has? She only has the power of investigation. Even if the subjects below want to follow her, she has no projects for them to do. They can neither get things done nor make money."
Everything in the world is for profit.
What's the point of just being able to show off? You have to make people earn money or gain a future, so that they will be willing to follow you.
He Lingchuan came to a conclusion: "The most terrifying thing is that King Yao has realized this now. Qingyang will only be further and further out of power, and in the end he will even lose his right to supervise."
Qingyang originally supervised the officials, relying heavily on mutual suspicion and reporting among the officials. Now they have gathered around King Yao in large numbers, and although they are not united, they are also working together to stand against her.
In this situation, is supervision still useful?
Can power that is not respected still be called power?
"This kind of confrontation is not fierce, but it will naturally push Qingyang out of the official system of Yaoguo, and it will happen surprisingly quickly." Mirror asked: "Will she let it happen?"
He Lingchuan smiled and said, "Even though Qingyang is smart, the change in the political situation this time should have taken shape before she could react."
It’s not that Qingyang wants to leave it alone, but she can’t intervene.
"But Qingyang has her own mission in Yao Country. If she fails to complete it, she won't be able to report to her superiors." He paused, "The most important thing is that Qingyang also has something to rely on, that is the Northern Demon Country standing behind her! Well, even Miao Zhantian may help her."
Mirror asked curiously: "Hey? How do you know?"
"The eldest son of King Yao was involved in the immortality medicine case and died in Lingxu City, so there was a personal grudge between King Yao and Qingyang. The Emperor of the Demon Kingdom knew this, but he still sent Qingyang here to supervise the country and asked her to use her abilities to pressure the Yao Kingdom. Hehe, if Qingyang is completely useless here, then she is not here to live in old age, but to die."
"But there are few forces on the Shining Gold Plain that can directly affect King Yao, so I guess it might be a god." He Lingchuan said seriously, "As long as she gets the support of a god - such as Miao Zhantian - she will be very powerful in dealing with King Yao."
The mirror suddenly said, "According to this, you are in danger."
"Even if she kills me, it won't change the current situation in Tianshui City."
The rulers and ministers of Yao State were watching He Lingchuan's tactics with wide eyes. What could they not learn? Even if Qingyang could kill him, King Yao only needed to replace him, and the construction of Youhu Villa could continue.
But the mirror said, "Even if it's just to vent her anger, she has to kill you. If there's no price to pay for offending her, who will be afraid of her in the future?"
He Lingchuan thought for a long time before muttering, "You're right. If Qingyang can kill me, not only can I get rid of my old hatreds, but I can also let all the civil and military officials in the court see the consequences of going against her and Beijia!"
He'd better go get an amulet.
……
The next morning, He Lingchuan was summoned to the palace.
He had come to the palace more often than most of King Yao's ministers. When the people in the palace saw him coming again, they all bowed to him with smiles on their faces.
Passing by Yuquan Palace, he saw two crabapple trees planted beside the cold spring.
If you want the seedlings to survive, you have to plant them during the hottest time. However, He Lingchuan has already seen frost on the leaves, and it seems that the fate of these two crabapple trees is not good.
A forced melon is not sweet, and a forced tree will not grow.
King Yao was enjoying his breakfast. When he saw He Lingchuan, he waved and said, "Come on, eat with me."