Chapter 554: Carrying Versailles to the End

Wangbei Academy.

"Quick, quick, quick, Charcoal, run!"

A delicate shout rang out.

Following that, rumble, rumble!

Another building!

Another building, blown flat!

Then, two blackened figures ran out from inside at high speed. A man and a woman—none other than Mo Chen and Hu Xi'er, who had only arrived at Wangbei Academy a few days ago.

The two looked at each other, then burst into loud laughter.

Hu Xi'er cheered with excitement: "Yay! It worked!"

"Still a bit off..."

Mo Chen nodded honestly.

Hu Xi'er put her hands on her hips: "Off by what? The fuse was long enough!"

"It was off by..."

"It wasn't off!"

"It was still off..."

"If you don't agree, let's do it again!"

"Do it again, then let's do it again!"

The two argued as they walked further and further away.

Only then did Wang Chao come running over with a group of people, holding a wooden club in his hand, and scolded angrily: "You bastards, you spendthrifts, a bunch of spendthrifts! Come back here, come back!"

"Dean, calm your anger..."

"Dean..."

A group of people stood by, trying to persuade him.

Qin Zhangfeng and Pei Yanran also walked over with dark expressions on their faces.

Good heavens.

It had only been a few days.

This Hu Xi'er had already conspired with Mo Chen to blow up at least ten small buildings here! It was fortunate that the infrastructure capability of Liangzhou was quite strong; otherwise, Wang Chao would probably have been angered to death.

But what could Qin Zhangfeng say?

He chuckled and said: "Dean, it's fine, it's fine. Liangzhou will take responsibility; we will take responsibility..."

Wang Chao rolled his eyes.

It was chaotic!

This Academy was in chaos!

Fine!

You in Liangzhou pay to build them!

Blow up one, build ten!

You have money anyway!

Liangzhou was indeed wealthy.

Over the next few days.

The entire Longyan seemed to have just realized this problem.

According to Liu Zheng's words, since the country was in difficulty, we in Liangzhou should actively respond to the country's call! Those with manpower provide manpower, those with money provide money!

Three days.

A mere three days.

The Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce branches all over the Longyan Dynasty began to operate at high speed.

Real gold and silver!

High-end goods!

Aged fine wines!

They immediately swept in from all directions of the Longyan Dynasty. The rolling Horse Carriages were a magnificent sight.

The banner Liu Zheng was flying was this.

The Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce, respectfully welcoming the Longyang Princess to the capital.

You see.

This phrasing was extremely clever.

I won't say this is money sent by the Liangzhou Prefectural Governor and Western Regions Commissioner, nor will I say it is money sent by Prefect Liu; I will just say it is accompanying the Princess's retinue. Is this formation not grand enough? Is this display not opulent enough?

These two soft blades stabbed right into the heart of Xie Tianyao.

Let's see what you do now?

This Prefect Liu, will you kill him or not?

In the Yangxin Hall.

Xie Tianyao was indeed sitting there blankly.

After a moment of daze, he slapped his thigh and laughed out loud: "This kid, this kid..."

As he laughed, he began to cough violently again.

"Emperor, Emperor..."

"This first batch of gold and silver from Prefect Liu has already been personally delivered to the Ministry of Rites by the Jinghua branch of the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce, a full five million taels!"

Deputy Grand Eunuch Lao Chang was sweating profusely.

Five million taels...

Just a single branch in Jinghua, and it's five million taels? Then what about the entire Longyan Dynasty? One can imagine, this must be an astronomical figure!

Shocking!

This number made even the current Emperor, Xie Tianyao, feel incredibly shocked.

"What does this brat mean?"

"Is he deliberately trying to curry favor with me?"

Xie Tianyao laughed at himself: "He drove my third son to his death and won so much gold and silver? And now, he takes my third son's gold and silver to curry favor with me? Hmm?"

Deputy Grand Eunuch Lao Chang didn't even dare to let out a fart.

"Hahahaha!"

"Good!"

"A well-played attempt to curry favor!"

"Good! He is a brat who knows how to read the situation!"

Xie Tianyao leaned over his desk and laughed loudly: "Interesting, it's getting more and more interesting. His will to survive is quite strong."

"Hmm..."

"Now that he has brought my daughter out into the open, Jinghua is going to be lively again."

"Lao Chang..."

"This old servant is here!"

Xie Tianyao asked indifferently: "Tell me, this time, can the Crown Prince withstand it?"

"Ah?"

Lao Chang was so scared he knelt down.

These words.

Who would dare to answer?

Xie Tianyao laughed at himself.

Can he withstand it?

This question is truly a bit heart-wrenching. Before even reaching Jinghua, he wiped out the Third Prince. During this time, the Crown Prince was effectively parting ways with him. And now, having just departed from Yang'an Pass, he has once again brought Xie Chan into the public eye using the method of real gold and silver.

What a brilliant move of a blatant conspiracy handled with weightlifting ease!

That's right.

A blatant conspiracy!

The growth speed of this Prefect Liu makes even Xie Tianyao feel very surprised.

This move of advancing by retreating has caught everyone in the world off guard.

"Set off!"

Yang'an Pass.

In these three days, Liu Zheng had replenished enough troops here, and not only that, the accompanying procession had added nearly a hundred more Horse Carriages!

That's right.

These Horse Carriages were all filled with solid gold and silver!

When Luo Zhenning sent Prefect Liu off, his eyes were fixed in a stare.

Bold and extravagant!

This is truly bold and extravagant!

Just a moment ago, he couldn't help but ask.

"Prefect Liu, the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce is already transporting goods across the world, why do you bother escorting so much wealth yourself?"

Who would have thought Liu Zheng would chuckle and reply: "Yang'an Pass is still three hundred miles away from the Capital."

"Along the way, I will build bridges where there is water, open roads where there are mountains, provide relief to the poor, help with medical treatment for the sick, and repair schools. By the time I reach the Capital, this gold and silver will be about gone, right?"

Bold and extravagant!

This is truly bold and extravagant!

The corners of Luo Zhenning's mouth twitched again.

Finally.

He sincerely bowed deeply toward the backs of this group.

What is Great Good?

What is Great Evil?

Justice has always resided in the hearts of the people.

Since ancient times, whether the smell of copper can be fragrant depends on where it is used.

The mighty procession of six thousand people set off once again.

Yang'an Pass leads to the real Ankang. Ankang was the city of Shangyong during the Three Kingdoms period. In the Three Kingdoms period, it was a place of strategic importance for military contention, because three hundred miles above it lies the very center of the Longyan Dynasty, Jinghua!

Prosperous Jinghua.

However, only when Liu Zheng truly entered this place near Jinghua did he discover that the so-called prosperity was probably just a thick layer of color that the Longyan Dynasty had applied to itself as a Celestial Empire.

The common people of Ankang were still as impoverished as Liangzhou was a few years ago.

Many farmers in the countryside still had no clothes to cover their bodies and not enough food to fill their stomachs.

Scatter money!

Scatter money all the way!

Liu Zheng had already decided that this time, in order to make his trip to Jinghua much smoother.

It was just two words.

Scatter money!

It was just three words.

Versailles!

In any case, what he did not lack now was money. Moreover, this money could be said to have been extorted and plundered from Xie Ling. He could be considered as being generous at another's expense—since the other person was already dead, what would it matter to be generous for him? If he did not do this, could that narrow-minded old Emperor tolerate him?

"Thank you, Prefect Liu!"

"Prefect Liu, the Contemporary Sage, truly lives up to his reputation!"

"The Hanyin County Yamen, together with all the people of the county, kneels to thank Princess Pingyang!"

"Respectfully send off Princess Pingyang!"

Scattering money all the way, buying a reputation all the way.

From Hanyin, to Pingli, to Baihe, to Shiquan...

For these past few days, the thing everyone heard the most was countless people kneeling to thank Princess Pingyang, and the pleasant clinking sound of gold and silver striking against each other.

Showing off wealth!

Liu Zheng had started a journey of blatant wealth-flaunting!

Everyone in the entire Longyan was stunned by the sight.