Guangzhou Yue Guo Mansion, in a delicate room, there are not many things, but if you look closely, they are all top-notch furniture, especially the huge mirror in the corner of the wall, which shows the rich family of the owner of this room.

An old man with white hair didn't have the spirit to care about those sundries, he was lying on the soft quilt on the bed, his face was gray, and he coughed a few times occasionally, and a few people under the bed were silently looking at where a middle-aged man was and said loudly: "Yue Guogong, you have to give us an idea, now this Li Tang is going to dig up our roots, and now it's time for the life and death of the family, everyone is waiting for your attitude... ”

The person lying on the bed was Feng An, the Duke of Yueguo, who had suffered from the wind and cold last winter and had not recovered, and when he heard the words of the middle-aged man, he didn't say anything, so he closed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

The middle-aged man didn't expect Feng Ang to ignore his words, and the atmosphere in the room immediately became tense after an embarrassing comparison.

The middle-aged man turned to a few people next to him: "What do you think?" Haimao is not the business of my Wang family, you just watched Li Shimin stretch out his hand to Jiangnan? If he does what he says, then what's the point? ”

"Brother Wang, don't be impatient, I think that the Duke of Yue Guo must be in his chest, let's just listen to his old man." A fair-skinned human.

"Yes, Brother Wang, look at what kind of place this is? What do we have to worry about? ”

"Don't pretend, in fact, you are in a hurry like anything, and you are still putting up people's scores here. That's how your Gu family and Zhu family did this? The middle-aged man of the Wang family said angrily.

This remark made the two of them not very happy, and just as they were about to refute, Feng Ang coughed twice and said, "Wang Tai, your words are very disrespectful." What does it mean to reach out to Jiangnan? Jiangnan or is it not a place in Datang? ”

Wang Tai was suffocated for a while, if this word reached Li Shimin's ears, his family would suffer. What do you mean? In Jiangnan, I Li Shimin can't send someone to manage it? Did you ask my broadsword when you said this?

He has also been on the battlefield for a long time, but his face turned slightly red, and then he smiled and said: "Jiangnan is in a remote corner, and it has been governed by the scholar clan since ancient times, and now a city has suddenly appeared, so half of the money we earn will be handed over to him, these trade routes have been accumulated by our generations of hard work, where is there such a cheap thing?." ”

The person from the Gu family was called Gu Zhang, and he sneered: "What can I do then?" Li Dongsheng is both civil and military, he encountered several things along the way, but he didn't stay at all, or went straight to Guangzhou, he had the heart to do a career, we really destroyed him, who will bear His Majesty's earth-shattering anger at that time? ”

Wang Tai sneered: "The Gu family was originally ready to be killed, then you can go, we don't need allies like you." ”

Gu Zhangqi's face turned red, and he scolded Wang Tai loudly: "You guy is provoking here, when do you still say this, we don't have a princess in your Wang family in the palace to support you.!" ”

Since the Wang family had a crown princess, he has been much more domineering, he retorted: "What is the matter with her here, we are talking about the affairs of the city division now, don't interrupt!" ”

Where are these two people, you and I quarreled one by one, and where are the Zhu family and the Lin family next to them desperately persuading, but once people are angry, no one will give face.

After arguing for a long time, a voice on the bed said: "Okay, don't quarrel, the old man is now old, and he really doesn't have the energy to mix this matter, so please take care of the matter, and you can discuss it yourself." ”

"Guogong... Everyone was shocked when they heard Feng An's words, he was the backer of the Jiangnan Shi clan, and now he actually retreated, how could he play by himself? Do you want to go to the Xiao family, this family is now wearing the same pants as Li Dongsheng.

Several families wanted to persuade them again, but they were persuaded by the Feng family to go back, standing at the gate of the Guogong Mansion, several people only felt physically and mentally exhausted, and the unspeakable pressure wanted to crush them.

After they left, Feng Ang quickly sat up, took off the quilt covering his body, took the water handed over by his son Feng Zhiyu, took a few sips, and then wiped his mouth: "It's hot to death!" ”

Feng Zhiyu took the cup, and then said carefully: "Father, the city division is also a big blow to our family, why doesn't my father raise his arms, as long as this city division can't be opened, then our family's prestige will be in full swing." ”

Feng Ang didn't raise his eyes: "Idiot, what do we want this false name for?" Now I have gone through three dynasties, and I am honored and favored, and I am in power. You need to be cautious and keep a low profile before you can get out of the way. The fame you said is useless, I bear the reputation, and it is a few of them who benefit, who will do such a loss-making thing. ”

After a while, Feng Ang said: "Look at the people sent out by several of them, all of them are blind, and their eyes are staring at this city boss and Li Dongsheng, they don't see that Li Dongsheng is still the head of the navy, and jumping out at this time can only be regarded as a chicken that kills chickens and makes an example of monkeys." ”

Feng Zhiyu nodded and said, "Then what should our family do?" ”

"If you can't be an enemy, of course, you have to show goodwill, and when Li Dongsheng arrives, you can sacrifice the port at the mouth of the Pearl River to be used as a port for the city's shipping department, and find him a larger, cleaner courtyard on the street to be used as a yamen, and if you want to do it, you can do it."

"Father, even if you show goodwill, you don't need to make such a heavy bet. How much do these two pieces of land cost? Feng Zhiyu was still a little distressed.

Feng Ang glanced up at him: "It's right not to let you out, with your eyelids, going out will offend a lot." Do you know why your second brother is so popular now?"

Feng Zhiyu was said by his father, and his face turned red and said: "I heard that it was on Li Dongsheng's line to specialize in tea, so it will be developed." ”

Feng Ang nodded and said hatefully: "Li Dongsheng is not interested in money, and he is not interested in government affairs, but he is very good to his own people, as long as he has a good relationship with him, the money will flow like water." There is no way to give. You only saw that I donated two pieces of land, but you didn't think that once this port was built, it would be built. All the ships that come to Datang have to dock here to unload and load their goods, and those plots around our port have built warehouses, how much is that? ”

"The yamen on the street is the same, when the time comes, where will the yamen do things one day can be done, they always have to eat and stay, we are not in the inn hotel next to the Qinglou to make a profit, when the time comes, we will rebuild the houses of those squares, and then sell them to those merchants, isn't it money. Li Dongsheng gave you such a good demonstration in Chang'an, don't you all learn? ”