Although he knew Yang Fan's purpose, Huang Luan was helpless.
Yang Fan's move was a naked conspiracy, the kind that Huang Luan didn't dare to refuse.
After all, if he refuses, wouldn't he clearly tell His Majesty Li Er that the Jiangnan nobles will not cooperate with the imperial court in establishing a sea trade yamen in Jiangnan.
If he dared to say that, His Majesty Li Er might have his head ripped off on the spot.
Yang Fan is so cruel!
What else is there to say about respecting the old and loving the young?
Are you still saying that you mean well?
Are you talking about suffering a loss?
What a loss to your sister!
Although Yang Fan admitted his mistake and paid 100,000 yuan, Huang Luan was not moved at all.
After all, if Yang Fan loses, he can at most admit his mistake. Losing some money is not a big deal at all.
Besides, Yang Fan is just a stick, so he has no face at all.
What's more, Yang Fan is a god of wealth, so even if he loses one hundred thousand yuan, it is only a part of it.
But if I, Huang Luan, lose, it will be a huge loss!
Not only must they admit their mistakes, but they must also declare their support for the imperial court to establish a maritime trade yamen in Jiangnan.
I, Huang Luan, represent the Jiangnan Huang family, and this time I am the vanguard of the family.
If I admit my mistake, it will be equivalent to all the Jiangnan nobles admitting their mistake.
If I support it, it means that all Jiangnan nobles support it.
But who can you, Yang Fan, represent?
No one can represent it!
Yang Fan is now a bare-bones commander. Apart from a few women, he doesn't even have any children.
Is this fair?
Of course, Huang Luan could also gamble with his family fortune of 100,000 yuan.
Although the Jiangnan Huang family could also afford 100,000 yuan, this amount of money was an astronomical amount for the Huang family.
It’s good to win!
If they really lose, then the Huang family will have to sell off their property to be able to collect the money.
Originally, the purpose of questioning was to express the dissatisfaction of the Jiangnan nobles, but Huang Luan did not want to be taken advantage of and carry it alone.
After all, this is a matter for all Jiangnan nobles,
Therefore, Huang Luan certainly refused to suggest gambling with money.
So, I could only stare at Yang Fan fiercely, hmph, this guy is so cunning.
But even if Huang Luan was angry, he had to accept this seemingly fair bet, but in fact it was full of pitfalls.
Of course, what made Huang Luan even more angry was Changsun Chong. It was because this guy mentioned the lottery that he was so passive.
But Changsun Chong didn't take it seriously. He rolled his eyes and said, "County Lord, since your lottery numbers have been decided, shouldn't we also agree on our lottery numbers?"
"What suggestions do you have?" Yang Fan chuckled and said.
Changsun Chong raised his head and said proudly: "Although money is a vulgar thing, people do like money. Since the county prince likes to gamble, then our bet will be 200,000 yuan. I wonder what the public will of Wanxian County will be like?"
Looking at the arrogant Chang Sun Chong, Yang Fan asked with some doubts: "Chief Chang Sun, it's not that I don't believe in your character, it's just that these 200,000 yuan are not a small amount. Although Zhao Guogong's family has a big business, but I want to spend it.
It’s not easy to get a sum of 200,000 pounds in cash.”
"Besides, Zhao Guogong has just said that the bet between us does not involve the family. If you lose and you can't come up with so much money, who should I ask for?"
As the eldest son of Duke Zhao, the first heir to Changsun Wuji, and the most favored prince-in-law...
Has Changsun Chong ever suffered such humiliation?
Although 200,000 yuan is an astronomical sum for the Changsun family, it can still be obtained with a squeeze.
Yang Fan questioned that he couldn't afford so much money. Wasn't that questioning his character?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Changsun Chong retorted: "Yang Fan, although 200,000 yuan is a lot, I, Changsun Chong, can still get it without reaching out to Changsun's family. Furthermore, how dare you be sure that you will win? What if you lose?"
, Huang Yushi and I have a total of 300,000 yuan, which is a lot of money for the Yang family, right?"
Yang Fan said with a smile: "Don't worry about this. Even if I can't afford so much money, the manufacturing process of Liuli can still easily sell millions of pieces. But you... I still don't trust you."
Changsun Chong couldn't bear it anymore and said in a hysterical manner: "Yang Fan, don't look down on others. A certain man has a farm on the outskirts of Chang'an with thousands of acres of fertile land. The value of these fields is at least hundreds of thousands.
There are two mines near the Qinling Mountains. I will use these to convert 200,000 yuan into a bet. Do you dare?"
"A gentleman's word!"
"It's hard to chase the horse!"
After confirming the bet, Yang Fan didn't care what it was and directly made an agreement with Changsun Chongzhang.
Since this guy wanted to give away his head, of course Yang Fan would not refuse to accept it.
Changsun Wuji on the side wanted to try to dissuade him, but Changsun Chong had already spoken, and he could only sigh helplessly.
This son still lacks training!
After being squeezed by Yang Fan for a few words, he started to get hot-headed. It is difficult for Changsun Chong to take on a big job!
For the first time, Changsun Wuji began to doubt his own vision.
I thought to myself, is it really the right choice to hand over Zhao Guogong's mansion to Changsun Chong?
When the civil and military officials present saw the smell of gunpowder getting stronger and stronger, they all stretched their heads, as if they were watching a good show.
Of course, I want to see Yang Fan’s jokes more.
Seeing these people eager to try, Yang Fan's eyes lit up, and he turned to Su Dingfang and Xi Junmai, waved his hands and whispered a few words to them in a low voice.
After Su Dingfang and Xi Junmai left, Yang Fan bowed to His Majesty Li Er and said, "Your Majesty, I have some unkind feelings. Please give me your permission."
Seeing Yang Fan getting bigger and bigger, His Majesty Li Er had a headache. He rubbed his temples and asked angrily: "What's the matter?"
Yang Fan was not afraid at all, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, since this bet is because everyone has doubts about firearms."
"How about this, the minister will open a handicap, and all the civil and military officials present can participate in the betting battle."
"Of course, in order to express the emperor's great kindness and to promote this kind of firearms, no matter whether we win or lose, we will allocate 200,000 yuan as firearms supervisor's research and development funds. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Upon hearing Yang Fan's words, His Majesty Li Er's eyes lit up.
Two hundred thousand dollars!
It was also a large sum of money for the imperial court.
It is undeniable that His Majesty Li Er is moved!
However, as the emperor, of course he could not openly support the prevalence of this kind of gambling, so he could only say in an official tone:
"Ahem, this gambling fight is your private behavior, and I can't interfere too much. What you want to do is your business, but before I say anything ugly, I must adhere to the principles of fairness and voluntariness."
At this point, Yang Fan understood and quickly flattered him: "Your Majesty is a sage and wise emperor, and he is a king who will be known throughout the ages. Of course, a humble minister would not dare to do anything that would damage the reputation of our emperor."
With that said, Yang Fan turned to the civil and military officials and said loudly: "Hello, colleagues! As the saying goes, having fun alone is not as good as having fun together. With your Majesty's permission, I, Yang Fan, will open a handicap here. Colleagues who are interested can do so.
Place your bet."
"It doesn't matter if my colleagues don't bring any money, as long as they sign their names, write down the amount of the bet, and press their fingerprints, the bet will be established."
"The betting time is half an hour, and the competition will officially begin after an hour..."
"The bold ones will be starved to death, and the timid ones will be starved to death. The big bets will be too big and the small ones will be too small. This opportunity cannot be missed. The time will never come again. Those who want to make money, hurry up!"
Saying that, Yang Fan turned around and shouted: "Where are you? Get the paper, pen, ink and inkstone ready!"
"promise!"
Xi Junmai immediately led a group of people to place tables, paper, pens and other things on the high platform. They were fully prepared.
At this time, everyone realized that Yang Fan had just asked Xi Jun to buy and leave to prepare these things.
But it also made His Majesty Li Er even more depressed!
Doesn't this mean that Yang Fan has already guessed his own thoughts and will allow him to make this handicap?
But the words had already been spoken, and of course His Majesty Li Er couldn't go back on his words, so he could only glare at Yang Fan.
Soon, the news of Yang Fan's handicap spread quickly among civil and military officials.
As the emperor's favorite, who could not give face to Yang Fan when he opened the handicap?
Especially the officials who have just entered the official position after taking the imperial examination this year, not to mention those who want to win money, but who don't care much about money, often join in to make a bet, and some even directly sign IOUs.
Most of these people are trying to suppress Yang Fan. If they have the opportunity to make friends with Yang Fan, how can they let it go?
Of course, more people dislike Yang Fan and bet on Yang Fan to lose. Almost all of these people are from aristocratic families.
Even if they knew they were going to lose, they would not support Yang Fan, the "enemy."
What's more, they feel that Yang Fan's chance of winning is not high.
Ever since, the entire scene has been tit for tat, forming two distinct factions.
One side is dominated by officials who are close friends of Yang Fan and officials of the new generation.
The other side is dominated by officials from aristocratic families.
Taking advantage of the gap between everyone's bets, His Majesty Li Er, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zhengcheng Yaojin, Li Ji and others got into the duty room to rest for a while. In fact, several important ministers had something to say.
Entering the check-in room, Wei Zheng looked at His Majesty Li Er's face and said, "Your Majesty, Yang Fan is really fooling around. How can the dignified county magistrate follow the rules of those market people and set up gambling? This move really damages the face of the imperial court. Your Majesty."
The order should be withdrawn and Yang Fan should be warned."
As a remonstrator, of course you need to hear the news and report the matter. As for whether to adopt it or not, that is the emperor's business!
His Majesty Li Er waved his hands and said nonchalantly: "Xuan Cheng! You can't take things too seriously. Let him go this time!
"It's understandable that Yang Fan is young and frivolous, and fails to take the overall situation into consideration when doing things. However, if he is too young and mature at such a young age, that may not be a good thing."
"Competition only has the motivation to make progress, not to mention the nature of youth. The longer it is suppressed, the stronger the rebound will be."
"If you are not allowed to do anything, in the end, that kid might cause something bigger!"
Seeing His Majesty Li Er favoring Yang Fan so much, everyone was speechless.
If you were afraid that Yang Fan would cause trouble easily, why didn't you stop it just now?
If you don't speak Chrysostom, no matter how brave Yang Fan is, he will not dare to open this gambling game, and it will be in front of all the civil and military officials.
Now His Majesty Li Er only said a few harsh words, which is simply unbelievable!
Isn't this a double standard?
If other officials dared to do this, their legs might have been broken by you, the emperor, right?
However, I can only think about this in my heart, and even if I die, I cannot say it in front of His Majesty Li Er.
The few people present here are all people who are good at protecting themselves wisely. Since His Majesty Li Er said so, everyone wisely remained silent.
However, several people were secretly shocked. Yang Fan was so favored!
Among the people present, only Changsun Wuji's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
You know, before Yang Fan appeared, this honor was exclusive to his son Changsun Chong.
Since Yang Fan appeared, everything has changed. His son can't even keep his position as Prince Consort. How can he not make Changsun Wuji secretly frightened?
What's more important is that his son bet with Yang Fan for 200,000 yuan. Based on his understanding of the emperor, it seems that he is giving away food again!
Now he regrets a little, as he should have strongly opposed his son Changsun Chong's bet just now.
He was even more resentful that His Majesty Li Er cheated his eldest grandson's family again.
You know, Changsun Wuji has worked hard for most of his life to bring the Changsun family to its current situation.
If he loses again in Changsun Chong this time, plus the previous losses, half of the Changsun family's property will fall into Yang Fan's pocket.
It would be strange if Changsun Wuji didn't feel sorry for him, but he couldn't say anything and could only look at His Majesty Li Er with resentment.
Seeing the various appearances of several important ministers, His Majesty Li Er took a sip of tea and said: "My beloved ministers, why don't we, the monarchs and ministers, join in the fun?"
Fang Xuanling was shocked, and no longer dared to play the game, and quickly advised: "Your Majesty, please think twice, if the people know that we are involved in gambling, why don't you poke a few of us in the back!"
"Besides, once people find out, how will we manage the officials in the future? How will we make the people trust the court?"
After hearing this, His Majesty Li Er certainly knew that it was not good to join in the nonsense, so he had no choice but to stop.
Cheng Yaojin, on the other hand, said without scruple: "Old Fang, you literati just like to beat around the bush. If you have to be so cautious about everything, it would be too boring."
"Speaking of which, a certain person is very optimistic about Yang Fan. That guy will never do anything that is uncertain. Therefore, a certain person just asked his bodyguard to place a heavy bet on Yang Fan's victory!"
Cheng Yaojin looks rough and bold, but in fact he is as careful as his hair.
These words directly and blatantly supported Yang Fan, making everyone present no longer dare to say anything wrong about the gambling.
After all, no one would want to mess with Cheng Yaojin, a devil who is not stingy unless necessary.
What's more, His Majesty Li Er didn't object clearly just now, so why should they be so sentimental?
Li Ji on the side was speechless.
Hearing this, he raised his head and looked at the carefree Cheng Yaojin, feeling slightly surprised.
Cheng Yaojin has always stayed out of the court battles and never expressed his stance. Today is unusual!
Although Li Ji is a military attache, his mind is no less delicate than Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling. At this moment, he felt an undercurrent.
I feel a little uneasy about the future situation, and I am constantly observing and thinking.
Did you overlook something?
Although he was confused, Li Ji still expressed his support for Yang Fan.
In this way, regarding the gambling, one of the five important ministers objected, two agreed, and two acquiesced, which can be regarded as a consensus.
Seeing this, His Majesty Li Er's expression did not change at all, he still smiled and said nothing, as if everything was as he expected.
However, Changsun Wuji had to appease him!
So he waved his hand, and Li Er asked the waiter to invite Yang Fan in, and pretended to be angry and shouted: "You kid, how can you act like that?"
Seeing His Majesty Li Er blowing his beard and staring, wishing he could beat himself to death, Yang Fan shrank his neck and did not dare to argue.
I was a little confused in my heart, could this emperor be from Sichuan? His face-changing skills were too fast!
However, when he saw Cheng Yaojin winking at him continuously and looking at Changsun Wuji with a gloomy face, Yang Fan suddenly realized.
It turns out that the emperor wanted to appease his brother-in-law!
Thinking of this, Yang Fan cried aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, these are all forced by them, even the humble ministers don't want to. In that case, if you don't toughen up and show them some color, these aristocratic families will definitely stir up trouble.
Gone."
"However, Wei Chen was really pissed off at that time, so he thought that he might as well take advantage of the situation and severely suppress these self-proclaimed guys to get them to restrain themselves."
"Who knew that Young Superintendent Changsun would interfere with this? Otherwise, if I trouble Duke Zhao to persuade him, I would think that my bet with Changsun Chong would not count."
Hearing Yang Fan's complaint and complaint, Changsun Wuji sighed.
Spoken words are like spilled water. How can you take back the thrown water?
If he goes back on his word, the reputation of his eldest grandson's family will be completely ruined!
This is even more unacceptable than losing 200,000 pounds of money.
As Yang Fan said, the reason why he did this was entirely to combat the arrogance of the Jiangnan nobles.
The Jiangnan gentry may not dare to rebel, but it is almost certain that they unite to resist the imperial decrees, making every decree ineffective.
These aristocratic and wealthy families have been operating in Jiangnan for hundreds of years. They have penetrated into every corner of the local area and have great influence.
How to solve that situation?
It's very simple, just push down the leader and then continue to divide them.
Therefore, Yang Fan's behavior today has a reasonable explanation.
Changsun Chong competed with Yang Fan and made a judgment.
Alas, comparing people to others will lead to death, and comparing goods to goods will lead to throwing away!
How could Changsun Wuji have the nerve to criticize Yang Fan?
How can you still have the nerve to complain about His Majesty Li Er?