Chapter 44: All knowledge in the world is knowledge (1)
The three-foot-tall Jade Guanyin feels a little heavy in my hands.
"Why did he give me something? I'm not familiar with him?"
Hu Guan was still wondering in his mind, but the door of Cao Guogong's mansion had been closed.
"No...no...I...Is this thing just a gift?"
Hu Guan's head was suddenly full of lawsuits. He took two steps with the Jade Buddha in his arms and was so frightened that the hairs all over his body stood up.
"Li Jinglong, do I have a fucking grudge against you? The emperor is in front, and you give me such a valuable thing?"
Hu Guan cursed in his heart, but when his eyes fell on the holy and gentle Jade Guanyin, he couldn't help but feel a little reluctant.
"Take it! Don't dare. Just don't take it... I can't take it. My wife has told me eight hundred times. You can't take anything you don't understand!"
Thinking in his mind, he simply threw the Jade Buddha directly at the door of Li Jinglong's house, and then prepared to get on his horse.
But as soon as he turned around, he saw the emperor sticking his head out of the carriage.
Suddenly, his liver began to tremble.
I bet the Emperor is watching, there is no way to hide this.
"Your Majesty!" Hu Guan lowered his head and walked over, whispering, "I don't know what's going on, but before I left the house, Cao Guogong stuffed this thing into my hand. I don't even want it..."
"I heard that I wanted to give you a full-moon gift for your third child!" Zhu Yunxi smiled and looked at Hu Guan, "Can't he guess why he gave you something?"
Hu Guan thought very seriously for a long time, shook his head and said, "I am just an acquaintance of Duke Cao!"
This kind of friendship is equivalent to no friendship, not even a casual acquaintance.
"Ha!" Zhu Yunxi smiled bitterly, "Since you can't think of it, just keep it!"
"Ah! Ah?" Hu Guan was stunned.
"Take it! It's a meeting gift for your third child!" With a smile on his face, Zhu Yunxi lowered the car curtain.
On the surface, Li Jinglong looks friendly to everyone, but in fact, he only cares about the dishes. Hu Guan, a powerless prince-in-law, usually doesn't even bat an eyelid. Why is he giving such a big gift this time?
That's hush money for Hu Guan!
First, Hu Guanbie went around making noises about the fact that Li Jinglong’s family was rich.
Secondly, we should not tell outsiders that he, Li Jinglong, had paid filial piety to the emperor in private.
Especially the latter, this matter is easy to talk about and not easy to hear. When an emperor takes the idea of his ministers, it is a matter for people to talk about.
But this is where Li Jinglong is smart. I gave him the money, but I don’t take credit. Not only do I not take credit, others don’t know about it either. Everything is for the emperor’s face, and he will swallow the loss himself.
Knowledge is all about understanding the world, and Li Jinglong's worldly sophistication in this life is the best among the best.
However, Zhu Yunxi didn't know whether Li Jinglong realized his good intentions.
"Hey!" Zhu Yunxi in the carriage sighed slightly.
The lack of treasury is only temporary. Even if it is really stretched, it will not be Li Jinglong's turn. So many vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty are all moneybags, aren't they? Moreover, if the emperor Zhu Yunxi wants to make money from the vassal kings, he will definitely be the leader of the government and the opposition.
Happy to hear it.
Zhu Yunxi is actually beating him, Li Jinglong, you kid, stop it.
I know everything about you, and I will remember every detail for you. You'd better just accept it as soon as it's good, don't push it too far, let alone be so proud that you will be in trouble in the future.
Zhu Yunxi was trying to save Li Jinglong. He didn't want anything to happen in the future to directly involve Li Jinglong and get out of hand.
The reason why Zhu Yunxi was willing to give Li Jinglong a few nudges was because he, Li Jinglong, still had some conscience. As he said, his family's money was not derived from the blood of soldiers, and secondly, it was not from the people's wealth. Even if he was entrusted by others to help intercede and gain employment, it was still
Humanity and sophistication only account for a small proportion.
In such a humanistic society, relationships are common to both China and foreign countries in ancient and modern times, and even the King of Heaven and I cannot put an end to them.
As for his other wealth, even if most of it was secretly obtained through his power, at least it is clean on the surface. No matter how bad he is, he does not bully the market, does not lend money at usury, and does not earn money that others have extinguished.
But having said that, this is not the right path after all. As the ancients said, how can you walk by the river without getting your shoes wet?
No one can be ruthless except grass and trees. Now that Zhu Yunxi is the emperor, he is said to be the most respected person in the world. In fact, there is no one around him who can speak the truth.
Zhu Yunxi didn't want him, Li Jinglong, to lose his reputation, ruin his family and destroy his family one day!
"I hope he can understand it!" Zhu Yunxi sighed in his heart.
Then, he opened the curtain again and saw Hu Guan, who was riding on horseback and looking at the Jade Guanyin in his hand in a daze.
He took off his blouse and wrapped the radiant Jade Guanyin tightly, holding it in his arms as if he were holding a newborn son.
"Hu Guan!" Zhu Yunxi said.
"Ah! I'm here!" Hu Guan approached on horseback.
"Give you half a day off!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
"Ah? I dare not neglect my duty!" Hu Guan said quickly.
Zhu Yunxi looked at him angrily. This man was so stupid that people didn't know what to say.
"You want to carry this thing into the palace?"
Hearing this, Hu Guan understood instantly.
There are many people in the palace, and if he were taken in, everyone in the Forbidden City would know about it within an hour.
"I obey the decree!" Hu Guan said quickly.
"Besides!" This man was so stupid that Zhu Yunxi had to explain, "What happened today is rotten in your stomach!"
Hu Guan thought about it and whispered, "What are you talking about, Your Majesty? I ask Your Majesty to make it clear!"
"I can't save you!" Zhu Yunxi was so angry that he directly lowered the door curtain.
Only now did he understand why Hu Guan, who was clearly the consort of Princess Nankang and the old man's uncle, was still hanging around as a palace guard in his thirties after becoming a hero.
You must know that the old man is a protector, and his sister-in-law is a high-ranking official.
"Why is the emperor so angry?" Hu watched Zhu Yunxi's carriage go away, wondering in his heart, "Which thing he said is not allowed to be spread? Is it Li Jinglong who sent money? Or gave me the jade Guanyin?"
Thinking about it, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Go back and talk to your wife, she is much smarter than me!"
Afterwards, he hit the horse and headed home.
Other princes-in-law would be surrounded by seven or eight long-term attendants when they go out, but he was alone and very shabby.
He also seemed a little absent-minded on the horse, "I opened my eyes today. Cao Guogong's family is so rich. Being rich is the second most important thing. The most important thing is that he is really good at talking and doing. I want to have these two things."
Maybe he would have become famous by now!"
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"Master, you are gone!"
Behind the gate of Cao Guogong's mansion, Li Jinglong and the housekeeper watched Zhu Yunxi's car drive away through the small hole in the door.
"Hey!" Li Jinglong sighed heavily, and then his face was filled with physical pain, "One million and two hundred thousand, one million and two million, how many years will I have to be greedy to get my money back! This time my vitality is seriously damaged.
It hurts my muscles and bones, just peel off my skin!"
When he thought about finally seeing the pile of silver in his own home and having to hand it over to others, he wanted to scream and stamp his feet.
"It's not a fucking loss!"
Li Jinglong was also someone who could afford to put it down. After feeling distressed for a while, he continued to think to himself, "Long live the money and some things have been written off. Even if something happens to me in the future, it will be an old account. It's like old ladies."
You droopy boy, no one is proud of you anymore!"
"What's more important is that the Holy Family is still there! As long as the Holy Family is here, these are just fleeting things. If the Holy Family is gone, even if there are gold and silver mountains at home, will there be a damn life flower?"
"The Holy Family is everything!"
Thinking of this, Li Jinglong straightened his back with a proud look on his face.
Turning around, he saw the butler beside him, nodding and bowing with a flattering look on his face.
"What are you doing here?" Li Jinglong said angrily, "Look, you don't look like a steward of the Duke's palace. You look like the traitor in the play!"