Although this sentence was universal in ancient times, in fact, even the emperor could not deprive others of their lives and property at will.

Especially the lives and property of the nobles and officials, after all, they were the basis of imperial rule.

Therefore, it is very important to find a reason, even if it is to find a trumped-up charge with the same style as Yue Fei.

If you find it well, you will naturally become a generation of Ming Jun, and if you don't find it well, you can only become a representative of the eternal monarch.

Zhao Lao Er is undoubtedly a model of a generation of Ming Jun in this regard.

He first deprived the generals of their military rights by releasing military power through a glass of wine, and then took the opportunity of the Liao State to force his relatives to dismiss the civil servants in the court who disagreed with him.

Strengthening the imperial power with strong cadres and weak branches is the favorite thing that the emperors of all dynasties have done.

Now everything is going well, and there is only the sight of Guanlou Village.

Wen Qihang believes that Zhao Lao Er is probably thinking about how to eliminate the fiefdom of Guanlou Village in his dreams now. After all, this kind of thing in China has basically been put an end to since the Han Dynasty. If it weren't for the fact that the previous dynasty had made this matter a historical problem, such a fief would never have appeared in the new dynasty.

It is not a good sign that the emperor is always worried, and it is now a safe way to disperse the fiefdom to thousands of households by buying and selling land rights.

After all, giving the fief to the imperial court seems too hypocritical, and it is suspected of selling fame and reputation, and it will also embarrass the emperor.

How good it is now, just selling, at most it is to get the reputation of a loser, anyway, he has long been the No. 1 loser in the sky, and this continues to be a loser is also very in line with his image.

"Wenjue, are you going to sell all your fiefdoms like this?" Yan Wenting, who hadn't seen him for a long time, heard such an amazing news, and hurried to see if Wen Qihang had a bad head or was stupid.

Wen Qihang comforted the excited Yan Wenting and said: "Master Yan don't be excited, take a sip of tea first, in fact, there is nothing bad about selling it." ”

“........ Where is it? Yan Wenting pouted. The other nobles all spent money to buy land, but when they set sail, they didn't buy land and buy real estate, but they actually had to sell their own fiefdoms.

Wen Qihang said with a smile: "I'm just a small viscount now, and according to the regulations of the imperial court, I can only inherit one generation, anyway, this fief will not belong to me sooner or later." It makes no difference if you sell a little earlier or a little later! ”

Yan Wenting advised: "You are still young now, and there may not be no room for improvement in your career." Besides, even if it is only inherited for one generation, it is still a century-old foundation, and there is no need to sell it now, right? ”

"Actually, the kid has no interest in being an official, and they all say that above the officialdom, it's like sailing against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat, so the kid's career probably stops here." Wen Qihang sighed.

Yan Wenting is still too accustomed to being a literati and does not understand the thoughts of the emperor. Looking at the two counterinsurgencys, Zhao Lao Er was only given a position to compile books, and he knew that the emperor was suppressing himself. Don't say that your career has improved, it's good that you haven't been arrested and questioned on trumped-up charges.

"At your young age, how can you be more depressed than me." Yan Wenting frowned. A very good young man, he doesn't know how to be motivated, and he even loses the last bit of energy, which is too unusual.

Wen Qihang was helpless in his heart, it seemed that the general reason was that he couldn't persuade Yan Wenting, and he had to find a lofty reason. After all, my own calculations cannot be said to the outside world no matter what.

"Master Yan, in fact, the kid is not interested in officialdom, in order to build Deren Hall and several academies before, the kid's belongings are already very little. Some time ago, the boy entrusted Wang and Wei, and the two Xiangguo pleaded with His Majesty to allow the boy to prepare for Wenhua Academy, and His Majesty's imperial grace also agreed.

It's just that building a academy requires a lot of money, and the kid is selling the land now, which is really a helpless move. ”

“........”

Hearing this reason, Yan Wenting really didn't say anything anymore, he had squandered his family's savings in order to teach the world before, but he didn't sell his ancestral family business as extremely as Wen Qihang.

Yan Wenting was silent for a while, and said with a long sigh: "What's the trouble with this!" ”

Wen Qihang said with a smile: "Money is something outside the body, you can't bring it in life, and you can't bring it in death." If I can use this pickled thing to make some contribution to my clan's culture, it is also my blessing for the boy. ”

"That being said, it's just ........ In the future, your children and grandchildren may not be able to complain about you. Yan Wenting sighed.

Wen Qihang said calmly: "Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and they will live a good life if they have the ability." I don't have the ability, even if I leave them tens of millions of belongings, maybe it will hurt them. ”

"As a father, I always have to pave the way for them........ Yan Wenting sighed.

Wen Qihang nodded: "That's nature, as elders, we should do to mention them." It's just that the kid thinks that instead of leaving them countless possessions, it is better to pass on our life experience and knowledge to them. It doesn't matter if it's a success, or a failure.

So that they can stand on our shoulders and look farther, only to be stronger than the next, the kid thinks this is their greatest responsibility. ”

In order to convince noble people, it is necessary to talk about life, ideals, and the great cause of mankind. But if you want to convince the landlord to make money, Wen Qihang thinks that it is better to take the lead.

"Old man, it seems that you are losing money by selling land now, but as the saying goes, a loss is a blessing." sent Yan Wenting away, and when he heard Qihang, he began to persuade Old Man Mei again.

"Fart, you used to be a loser, but now you even have to sell your fiefdom!" Old man Mei snorted.

Wen Qihang sighed and said: "If you don't sell it, you can't do it, if you don't sell it again, I'm afraid my little life will be lost." ”

Old man Mei frowned and said, "........ How so? ”

Wen Qihang said patiently: "Since the Tang Dynasty in the past, this fief was only nominal, even if it was a relative of the emperor, it was only a collection of taxes in the fief, when did it ever have actual control of the fief. Although Guanlou Village is very small, all these lands belong to the boy.

Although this place is deserted enough, but it is close to the capital division, do you think the emperor can feel comfortable?

Now that His Majesty has deprived the military generals of their military powers, and dismissed the civil servants who opposed him, the world is probably in charge of Lou Village, which makes him dissatisfied.

Moreover, Guanlou Village is still in the land of Gyeonggi, such a place, to use an idiom to describe it, it is very appropriate, like a fish in the throat........

You always think about it, in the next step, will Your Majesty want to pull this fish out? ”

“........”

Old man Mei frowned and said nothing, it seemed that these words were effective, Wen Qihang continued: "The kid originally wanted to dedicate the fief to the court for free, but doing so may make His Majesty embarrassed, if he takes it, it will seem that His Majesty is stingy." If he doesn't, he feels uncomfortable.

In the future, I'm afraid I'll have to find a random crime to cut off my head, and then take back the fief.

So the kid thought about it, and it was better to sell the fief. At least then we can make some money, better than losing our heads in the future, right? ”

The wind can enter, the rain can enter, the emperor cannot enter, and if the land is sold, it will become someone else's. If there is no reasonable reason, the emperor can't deprive others of their property for no reason, let alone Wen Qihang, such a small viscount.

If there were thousands of landlords in Guanlou Village, the emperor would definitely not care, because there was no difference between this place and other places.

This is also the reason why Zhao Lao Er has the cheekiness to build a princess mansion for Xiao Zhao in Guanlou Village, the purpose of which is of course to mix sand.

A place that is not pure is naturally no threat.

"Well, then sell." Of course, money is not as important as a small life, and what Qihang said is very reasonable, and Old Man Mei immediately agreed.

"You're still sensible." Wen Qihang raised his thumb and praised. is extremely helpless in my heart, and during this time, I have always been explaining this matter.

As the head of the Wen family, although he can make decisions directly and ignore the interference of other people, he can't treat some people so roughly. After all, they also have good intentions, so they can only patiently explain this matter to them from all angles and levels.

After all, selling land is really not something that the ancients could easily accept.

(End of chapter)