Chapter 283 Reasonable
After talking about the shipyard, both sides have secretly expressed their methods of dealing with the matter.

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "Mr. Gu, do you have anything else to teach me today?"

Gu Yingtian's expression became serious.

If they meet ordinary people, they, the strategists, like to speak first.

"You are about to face a disaster!"

Take the initiative and then make plans for it. This is not only about planning things, but also about planning people.

But after a conversation with Zhou Tieyi just now, he knew that this approach would definitely not work on Zhou Tieyi.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Traces of the evil spirit were found in Tangzhou Prefecture. King Ning ordered a thorough investigation and eventually found the Lake Heart Academy. It turned out that several major clans in the Lake Heart Academy secretly worshipped the gods. The dean of the Lake Heart Academy, Yao Qin, resisted stubbornly and sheltered the evil spirit. He has been temporarily arrested and suppressed in the Tangzhou Prefecture's God Punishment Division."

Finally, he added, "It was the He family of Shantong Mansion who first noticed this and came to report it to King Ning."

The He family only said that Li Jianhu and the other two were involved in the Mo Shi case, but did not mention the matter of the evil gods. When it came to Gu Yingtian, they directly replaced the Mo Shi matter with the evil gods.

That means two things.

First, I know that the He family is yours, and it was you who caused the fate of our Ning Wang Mansion. Now we are all grasshoppers on the same rope. You don't have to pretend to be noble, but you can't stay out of it.

Second, instead of letting the Confucians investigate our ink stone case, we might as well take action first and directly intercept the Confucian academies and investigate the evil deeds of the gods one by one.

Li Jing listened quietly, her expression unchanged.

Zhou Tieyi picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. He gently swirled the tea soup with the tea lid. He seemed to think carefully for a moment before putting down the tea bowl and asking, "Since this is a matter of divine evil, then as the director of the God-Slaying Department's Inspection Office, it is my natural duty to do so."

Then he asked, "What is the situation of those clans?"

Gu Yingtian took out a stack of papers with detailed transcripts of his confession written on them.

Zhou Tieyi quickly flipped through it and combined it with the information he had learned, and instantly understood what was going on.

[Method of worshipping ancestors and deifying them]!
The method of conferring gods that came from the illusory world of Taixu was not just passed into his own hands.

This wave is also affecting the world situation.

Tianjing is a place of all virtues. Except for a daring person like me, probably no one would want to carry out the matter of deification under the nose of the Great Xia Emperor, in the base camp of the God-Slaying Division, the nemesis of gods and evildoers, right?
After all, the people in the God Punishment Department could not have imagined that the evil deeds of gods that they sent to the beloved Director of the Inspection Institute for review every day were being reviewed by Cao Shan, a former fifth-rank god, now the [God of Investigating Evil and Reporting Good], starting from a few days ago.

But apart from Tianjing, the world is so big that there will always be some people who want to try the method of deification.

Especially when they obtained the method of deification from the Great Illusion Realm, the Great Illusion Realm naturally revealed that the Great Xia Saint had fallen from the position of saint after practicing Taoism, which gave the ambitious people enough courage.

When local clans began to try to deify themselves, there were naturally clues. As the local tyrant, it was normal for Prince Ning to find out some information. Zhou Tieyi even suspected that the ancestors of these clans received the deification method from Prince Ning's mansion.

After all, what he could do, King Ning could also do.

Since the Emperor of Great Xia has made a decision that goes against his ancestors, it is normal for Prince Ning to follow suit.

The most fatal point in the Huxin Academy case is that anyone who offers sacrifices to the gods will have his entire clan executed!
This is a strict law established at the beginning of the founding of Daxia.

Even now, it is a little unreasonable, but no one, including the Emperor of Daxia, can change it.

Therefore, it is very easy to make connections if we start from the law itself.

The local clans must have had direct descendants who were studying in Confucian academies without knowing the truth. Following the clues, it would naturally be that the Confucian academies were harboring evil spirits.

As for whether the other party knew about it or not, as long as there are "facts", the confession and the process can be judged slightly subjectively.

Who is going to judge then?
Naturally, someone had to be sent from Tianjing to verify this matter.

If the person who verified it is a Confucian, then Huxin Academy must have been kept in the dark, and ignorance is not a crime.

If the person who verified it is Zhou Tieyi, then Huxin Academy must be harboring evil intentions and colluding with evil gods, and their crimes are unforgivable!

Zhou Tieyi smiled and put down the paper in his hand. "Your confession is good."

Gu Yingtian couldn't help but smile. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Zhou Tieyi knocking on the pile of papers and continued to smile, "But it's just that the confession was done well. By the way, Mr. Gu must have something to teach me this time, right? For example, did something go wrong in the middle?"

“How come you see?”

"Mr. Gu looks too hurried."

Zhou Tieyi had a look of confidence.

"I didn't know about this yesterday, so when did it happen? I think it must have been last night. The confession was made today, and it was so... so imaginative. What happened in the middle that made Tangzhou Prefecture fail to seal off the place? So it forced Mr. Gu to meet me as soon as possible to avoid miscommunication and chaos in the middle?"

Gu Yingtian sighed, "Mr. Zhou is right. We in Tangzhou Prefecture's God-Slaying Division originally wanted to investigate this matter thoroughly, sort out the whole story, and then report it to Tianjing. However, when we arrested them yesterday, a few remnants of the evil gods were leaked, and the news naturally leaked out. King Ning was worried that these remnants of the evil gods would collude with the court and bring trouble to Huxin Academy, so he asked me to go to Tianjing overnight to report this to Mr. Zhou and supervise all officials."

Finally, he added, "By the way, three of the remaining members of the evil spirit who escaped yesterday came from the Mountain Copper Mansion. They are also the ones that the He family reminded us to capture!"

Zhou Tieyi curled his lips and showed his unhappiness, "Mr. Gu, no matter how wonderful your words are, this matter is not handled properly!"

Gu Yingtian's heart sank. "So Lord Zhou needs to send someone down to investigate this matter so that the case can be closed as soon as possible. By then, even if there are a few remaining fugitives, it will be easy to catch them!"

First determine the nature of the crime. When Li Jianhu and others file a complaint to the emperor, as criminals, Prince Ning and the Zhou family can deny the evidence and confessions they provide.

"good."

Zhou Tieyi nodded and said that he had to make his attitude clear at this time.

Gu Yingtian breathed a sigh of relief. He and Zhou Tieyi finally reached a consensus. With Zhou Tieyi's methods, he would contain the Confucianists in Tianjing, and the offensive and defensive alliance between the two families could be considered reached. This was the art of diplomacy.

After agreeing, Zhou Tieyi did not talk about how the God-Slaying Division would handle the matter. Instead, he smiled and said, "I heard that Tangzhou Prefecture is where three rivers converge, and its water conservancy is even better than Xuanwu City."

Gu Yingtian would certainly not respond to this, and said, "Tangzhou Prefecture is just a small corner of the country, how can it be compared with the feet of the saints, let alone such words above Xuanwu City."

Zhou Tieyi smiled and looked at Li Jing, "Brother Jing, the affairs of this shipyard are not limited to one place."

Li Jing and Gu Yingtian understood instantly that Zhou Tieyi also wanted to set up a shipyard in Tangzhou Prefecture.

Li Jing frowned slightly. This time he did not directly agree with Zhou Tieyi's words, because he had only figured out a general outline of the Tianjing Ship Investment Factory. Wasn't it a bit too hasty to set up this local ship investment factory?

Li Jing pondered, "Isn't this a little too fast?" Although Zhou Tieyi's plan was a little strange, Li Jing was not surprised. After all, since Zhou Tieyi began to show his talent, he has been vigorous and resolute, seizing every opportunity to quickly strengthen himself.

Think of it...

Li Jing looked at Gu Yingtian next to her and suddenly understood why Zhou Tieyi said that.

Since they want to form an alliance of interests with the Ning Palace, then jointly running a shipyard is indeed beneficial to the Zhou family, but it does not benefit themselves much.

I am now confident that I can subdue General Feixiong's Mansion, but to subdue Prince Ning... I don't have the ability to do so yet.

Gu Yingtian's eyes lit up.

This is indeed a good thing for Prince Ning. Of course, the prerequisite is that the dominant power must fall into the hands of Prince Ning's Mansion, at least the local shipyard in Tangzhou Prefecture must fall into the hands of Prince Ning's Mansion.

So Gu Yingtian asked tentatively, "Prince Ning also feels that the auspicious signs from heaven have been sent down. If there is a chance to build a shipyard in the local area, so that the auspicious aura of Tianjing can bless the people of Tangzhou Prefecture, it must be the work of Lord Zhou."

Li Jing was still hesitating.

Zhou Tieyi gave a solution and said to Gu Yingtian with a smile, "Why not do this? In the name of Tianjing Ship Merchants Factory, we will invest in Tangzhou Ship Merchants Factory. Jingge will send technical personnel and management personnel to provide guidance and hold 30% of the shares."

Zhou Tieyi made an offer that neither Gu Yingtian nor Li Jing could refuse.

For Li Jing, it was better that Zhou Tieyi did not hand over the ship matter to him, but since he had already handed it over to him, it was the so-called "don't bother two people with one matter."

Just now Zhou Tieyi was still saying that Heaven moves forward, and a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement.

This means that the dominant power will be truly handed over to Li Jing. This is also the reason why Li Jing told Zhou Tieyi about the management of the Shentu family. This is to test Zhou Tieyi's attitude to see if Zhou Tieyi is really willing to hand over the shipyard to herself.

Otherwise, Li Jing has too many ways to deal with a manager, so why would she need to tell Zhou Tieyi about them separately.

The main purpose of saying this is that this matter involves Shentu Yuan, and Shentu Yuan is Zhou Tieyi's direct descendant, so he needs to know where Zhou Tieyi's bottom line is.

The result of the test made me very satisfied.

Li Jing was even more satisfied when Zhou Tieyi invested in Tangzhou Steamship Investment Factory in the name of 'Tianjing Steamship Investment Factory'. Even if Zhou Tieyi wanted to form an alliance with Ning Wangfu, he would do it through his own matchmaking. Zhou Tieyi's grasp of the boundaries of power was reassuring.

"No wonder my father likes Zhou Tieyi so much. Having such a capable minister under his command, who also knows how to control the boundaries of power, is simply what every monarch dreams of!"

Li Jing couldn't help but think so.

Gu Yingtian also understood the meaning of Zhou Tieyi's answer, but compared with the balance between Zhou Tieyi and Li Jing, he was more concerned about the interests of King Ning, so he continued to test, "It's just technology and management. Isn't 30% of the shares too much..."

Although he was already very satisfied with 30%, he could even agree to it on behalf of King Ning.

Zhou Tieyi sneered, not giving the third-rank master of the strategist any respect at all, "Mr. Gu, have you ever fished?"

Gu Yingtian nodded.

Zhou Tieyi continued, "Prince Ning wants to eat fish, but he is reluctant to give even 30% of the shares to Tianjing Ship Merchants Factory? Mr. Gu, do you know how many people a factory has to support? It is also difficult for us in Tianjing."

Li Jing didn't care whether Gu Yingtian was brought here by himself or not. He said to Gu Yingtian, "Mr. Gu, Lord Zhou serves the country and the people. You came to Tianjing this time. You can go and see how many people the Railway Chamber of Commerce has supported and see if these people are satisfied. You are so loyal and dedicated to the country. Since the Ning Palace wants to receive the auspicious sign, you should at least plant the phoenix tree. What you said just now has made people in the world underestimate Ning Wang."

Gu Yingtian opened his mouth, then said shamefully, "I will report this to King Ning as soon as possible."

After Li Jing took Gu Yingtian away, Zhou Tieyi's eyes became deep and solemn.

Except for the fact that they didn't expect that they were the ones behind Li Jianhu, the Ning Wang Mansion handled all other responses well.

Therefore, I cannot refuse to help in this matter, otherwise there will be a fatal logical loophole. For such an important matter, I cannot but help the Ning Wang Mansion suppress Confucianism!
This will instead make the Ning Wang Mansion rethink its own purpose seriously.

Therefore, not only could he not reject King Ning's joint proposal, but he also had to throw out the shipyard as bait to let King Ning see his sincerity, let them consider more things, and buy himself more time.

Zhou Tieyi knocked on the table and knocked on the confession that Gu Yingtian had not taken away. He suddenly smiled and said, "Sick leave will be useful at this time."

Of course, it is impossible for your body to get seriously ill.

But suppose... suppose that Lord Zhou, who was respected by the people of Tianjing, was assassinated by a demon because he was investigating a demon. He needed to rest for half a month and temporarily lost control over many things in the court, giving the Confucians a chance to catch their breath. This is completely understandable.

Zhou Tieyi originally kept Shanyin, on the one hand to have fun, and on the other hand to urge Senior Sister Miaoyu, but now it seems that this idle chess move has a new and wonderful use.

Of course, in this case, it is necessary to tell Shanyin about the trip to Luo River in advance, so that she can prepare for the assassination with peace of mind.

I have already thought of a reason. King Ning sent someone to discuss the shipyard and determine the value of this mechanical technology.

So he asked Sun Zhong to work hard to build a ship that could sail on the Luo River as soon as possible, so that the previous promise of cruising on the Luo River could be brought forward.

After all, not everything can be planned perfectly.

This further proves the credibility of the whole thing. I am also adjusting my schedule at any time, so I left half a month in advance.

Zhou Tieyi estimated that he would pretend to fight with the Confucians in the court for ten days, and then be "assassinated", and would be unable to take care of the government for the time being. So he slowed down the progress of the Huxin Academy case, thus giving the Confucians some breathing time and allowing them to find Li Jianhu and others and send them to Tianjing.

In the battle at Huxin Academy yesterday, Yao Qin finally succeeded in sending Li Jianhu and others out of Huxin Academy.

After leaving the blockade, Zhou Tieyi received the full account of yesterday's battle.

Li Jianhu couldn't understand or explain the third-level battle on Yao Qin's side.

But just after their teleportation was blocked for the first time, the killer who had been lurking beside several people in the Lakeside Academy appeared, and while Yao Qin was restrained, he attacked Li Jianhu and others.

In the sudden attack, without the help of the third-grade, even with several secret treasures, Cui Yu and Mo Tianheng were seriously injured in order to protect Li Jianhu.

After the assassin appeared, Yao Qin used the last resort, the 'Holy Monument in the Center of the Lake', and even resisted the influence of the 'Golden Seal of King Ning' for a short period of time. However, due to the interference of the strategists, he could not teleport Li Jianhu and others as accurately as before, and could only take the risk and perform random teleportation.

Fortunately, Li Jianhu was extremely lucky and survived the random teleportation safely. However, they did not know where they were teleported to. Cui Yu and Mo Tianheng were seriously injured and fell into a coma after escaping. Only Li Jianhu, who had the weakest strength due to his extremely good luck, became the one who was slightly injured.

Now he is the decision-maker in the team, which means how long it will take Li Jianhu to find Confucianism depends entirely on his advice behind the scenes. So Zhou Tieyi did not let Li Jianhu find the nearest city first, but let Li Jianhu hide in the wilderness first and make a decision after Cui Yu wakes up. This is considered a mature advice, but the back and forth also wasted time.

It is the normal order of things for both sides to be delayed and have problems. Everything seems reasonable, and he has bought enough time. At the same time, the situation seems to be beyond his control, forcing King Ning to withstand the pressure from Confucianism first.

(End of this chapter)