can turn solemn court discussions into a chilling drudgery, Zhao Qi is enough to rank among the wonders of many emperors throughout the ages. Cutting meat with a blunt knife is obviously more uncomfortable than a decisive one. This kid was neither tired nor hungry, his purpose was perfectly realized, and the Manchu civil and military had nothing to say.

Mild is mild, but the question is, are you blessed? On another day, if anyone admonishes and opposes it, teases the monarch's father, and buckles down the big hat, can you afford to be guilty?

To establish authority, you don't have to be babbling and talking fiercely, and soft knives can also be used.

Yang Zhi listened to Xu Wenhan's extremely detailed explanation, and asked with a smile: "With this wonderful court discussion, do you still think that the emperor is ambitious and small?" ”

Unexpectedly, Xu Wenhan replied without hesitation: "Of course! This kind of means is tantamount to holding hostage to extract confessions, which is really Xiao Daoer! The emperor's talent is so great that he succeeds for a while, and it will be difficult for future generations to follow suit. If it is a long-term plan for future generations, it is really worrying! ”

The so-called those who achieve great things are not informal, and in order to achieve the goal, unscrupulous means are the basic laws of survival in troubled times. According to the standards of his previous life, Zhao Qi himself was still a child, and Xu Wenhan's expectations of him were too harsh.

Yang Zhi had no intention of arguing with him, and said disapprerovingly: "You are also tired for a day, so take a break for the time being." It's getting late, so let's eat first! ”

got up and went out to rush food, and the two were still eating and talking in the study. Yang Zhi was too full at noon in the Wei Mansion, so he only served a bowl of porridge to chat with.

Xu Wenhan has a light taste on weekdays, he likes vegetarian food and doesn't like meat, and the meal arranged by Yang Zhi is very appetizing: "Third brother." The emperor is determined to use you to lead the army and destroy Chu. ”

"I know. The day before yesterday, I heard that the three things were discussed together, so I thought about it. ”

Xu Wenhan asked meaningfully: "Be willing to take a big risk." Is it really just for self-preservation? And there are no other ideas? You will resign and return to your hometown, and I dare to ensure that no one touches a single hair of your hair. ”

Xu Wenhan is extremely shrewd. They tend to be insightful and accurate. Yang Zhi didn't need to hide it in front of him: "Although I became famous for the bloody battle in the desert, I only fought a battle as a five-grade army in a daze, and it was not what I wanted. I have never commanded hundreds of thousands of troops, and this self-recommendation can be regarded as wanting to make up for a regret in my heart! ”

"Self-preservation is only one aspect of the story. After the success, even if I fulfill my promise and resign from all officials, as long as the islands off the coast of Shandong and Yizhou are not under the actual control of Great Xia for a day. The Emperor will not let his guard down against me for a day. Although I want to go overseas, I will return to my homeland one day. When the time comes, there will be no officials and no lords, there will be a supreme reputation, and there will be a foothold for the emperor to cast a mouse, and he will always be able to live a quiet life for a few days. ”

"Of course, the rest of the ideas are there, which is what you just said for the sake of the long-term plan for the sake of the descendants. I have three sons and one daughter, and I will definitely have children in the future. In the future, I will respect their wishes and choose the life I like. During my lifetime, I will provide protection to my family and children as much as I can. It is my responsibility to let them live without food and clothing. At the very least, I want to provide a safe and stable environment for my children to grow up in before they become adults. ”

Xu Wenhan asked noncommittally: "You don't seem to be finished yet, right?" ”

Yang Zhi suddenly smiled and said: "I swore never to be king, and it was really out of my heart." In fact, the **** said that the emperor couldn't survive me. That is to point out this verse, how can I not know? I don't have that mind, I don't have the ability or luck. This environment did not exist in Bactria at present, or for at least twenty years after that. But things to come. Who knows? There is a way that the predecessors planted the tree, and the descendants enjoyed the shade, and the tree still had to be planted for the children and grandchildren. As for what they will think and do in the future, I can't care so much. ”

Xu Wenhan nodded slowly: "No wonder! Then it all makes sense. ”

Xu Wenhan's so-called reasoning makes sense, if Yang Zhi just made up his mind to resign and return to his hometown, many things he did after returning to Beijing would be incomprehensible.

When entering the palace for an audience, the emperor asks for advice, just come up with an idea, and it is the emperor's business whether to adopt it or not. There is no need to lead the topic to Nanchu, there is no need to recommend Geng Jin and Wei Feiyang as commanders, and there is no need to recommend themselves to lead the army. The emperor's micro-service came to visit, and it was not difficult to deal with it, there was no need to show the showdown of carriages and horses, and there was no need to open his mouth and promise to donate two million taels. Accompanying the emperor and hundreds of civil and military officials to attend the state funeral of Geng Chao, Li Wei, and Yang Yao at the Martyrs' Shrine was regarded as an expression of heart. There is no need to visit Geng's Mansion in advance, and there is no need to go to the three families alone as an individual to mourn, let alone make eulogies and elegiac couplets on the spot, so as to make a name for themselves and .......

On weekdays, Yang Zhi seems to have no taboos, but in fact, he pays great attention to grasping proportions. has decided to resign, pat your ass and leave. Knowing that the old and new generations of emperors were very jealous of him, why bother asking for trouble before leaving? If it is said that this is all Yang Zhi's recklessness, it is barely reasonable. But all of this points to a common goal, either explicitly or implicitly: to co-opt the military. Is it just a coincidence?

Yang Zhi has a good relationship with the military. Needless to say, the Shuofang border army is self-explanatory, Zhou Ting, the general of the forbidden army, several emerging generals of the forbidden army, the old captain Chen Wenyuan, the Wei father and son, and the Pingnan general Ye Chuang, all have a great friendship with him. This donation of huge silver will surely win the reputation of valuing righteousness and wealth in the army. solemnly condoled Geng Chao, Li Wei, and Yang Yao, which not only won Geng Jin's recognition and support, but also won the favor of the Xiangyang border army.

However, caring for a good and deliberately wooing is far less practical than personally commanding the army and cultivating one's own forces in the army! Yang Zhi is already dominant, rich enough to rival the country, and tens of thousands of troops, what else does he want to do?

It is true that Yang Zhi swore that he would never be king, and it is also true that he would resign after the success of destroying Chu. But if there is a heroic figure among his children and grandchildren, and he has the idea of being called the king and the emperor, he will not object. Respect the wishes of your children and let them choose their favorite ...... of life, what if someone likes to be the emperor?!

At this point, Xu Wenhan has nothing to say. After being silent for a while, he said: "Third brother, there is one more thing, I just cared about talking, I almost forgot." …… You have to give me some money, or I'll be bad when I go back later." ”

Xu Wenhan has always been elegant and simple, and he has almost no too high requirements in material life, and it seems that he has never been short of silver. Why did he ask Yang Zhi for money today?

Yang Zhiqi said: "Big brother, when you got married, I was ordered to do it, and I have renovated your mansion inside and out, and everything in your family has been replaced." I remember that I gave my sister-in-law 100,000 taels at one time, you are not low, there are rewards in the palace, and there are a lot of income such as endorsement fees and sponsorship fees, so it stands to reason that you are not short of money? Oh, it doesn't matter how much silver you want, I'm just curious, don't worry about it. ”

Xu Wenhan sighed: "Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read! I tried to talk to my second brother several times, but I couldn't wipe my face. During this time, your sister-in-law is urging again, isn't I also forced to be helpless? ”

Yang Zhi sneered: "There are very few high-ranking officials in the DPRK and China who are not greedy or earn a lot of money like you. My sister-in-law doesn't want to think about what kind of life she lived in Lao Tian's house before marrying you! People have seven emotions and six desires, and everyone wants to live better and better day by day, which I can understand. It's okay to have Long Wangshu, where is the reason to urge your own men? Big brother, you must know that there is no end to material desires, let her go on like this, sooner or later you will fall into the hands of this woman. ”

Xu Wenhan said embarrassedly: "I have my own sense of proportion in my heart, so it shouldn't be." When Old Master Tian was a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, he looked like a beautiful person, but he was actually a clear water drudgery. In addition, the old master was pretentious and high-minded, and his family had a large population, and there was no other income, so he relied on his little money to live, and he also had to help students and disciples from poor families on weekdays, and the embarrassment of using it can be imagined. After Old Master Tian was deposed by the first emperor in anger, life became more and more difficult. ”

"My parents died at an early age, and I have no relatives except for a few distant relatives of the same clan in Xinyang. The first emperor married Tian as his wife, and finally had a family, and Tian and Xiao'er can be called my only dearest people. I have always looked very lightly about money, and I can't spend a few taels of silver all year round, but I really don't want to wronged their mother and son. Tian repeatedly stretched out his hand to me to ask for money, and nine times out of ten, he subsidized his mother's family. Her uncles, brothers, sons and nephews are all okay now. Money is something outside the body, let alone being kind to others, and not being good to outsiders, why not do it? ”

This benevolent brother has a lot of wits and wisdom, but he is a mess in family affairs. Yang Zhi roughly calculated, Xu Wenhan's various incomes in the past five or six years have not been less than 400,000 taels, and he has actually fallen into the situation of asking him for money!

Yang Zhi really couldn't bear to say that Tian had turned into an incomparably powerful juicer, and regarded Xu Wenhan as an ATM with unlimited potential. He asked directly, "My sister-in-law asked you how much silver you wanted?" ”

“…… Twenty thousand taels. ”

Yang Zhi said without blinking: "I'll give you 50,000 taels." Before leaving, I will go to your house to bid farewell to my sister-in-law. ”

Yang Zhi is about to leave Beijing with his family, Qin Kongyun's whereabouts are uncertain, and he can't stay in Chang'an for much time all year round, and Wei Feiyang doesn't have that ability in the army. Xu Wenhan is more than enough to deal with the emperor, but not even a fart to deal with Tian.

Early the next morning, Tian Zude, who was over seventy years old, received a handwritten letter from Yang Zhi. At the same time, all the industries under the name of the children of the Tian family ushered in the account office men sent by Yang Zhi to clear the property and register the records. Those who dared to stop first gave the golden and jade good words of "stop in moderation", and then beat them violently with old fists.

Mrs. Xu's gift received by Tian is even more chic, and Yang Zhi's handwritten handwriting is a word: contentment and happiness.

It was Ah Fu, the chief servant of the Yang Mansion, who was ordered to come to give the gift, and truthfully conveyed Yang Zhi's original words to the Tian family: My marquis said, this time it is a text panel, and the next time it is ten beautiful women who look like fairies, and the next time it is the Geng post of ten famous ladies in Chang'an City! Brother Xu Xiang, but he was not comfortable at all, and his sister-in-law and wife watched it herself. If your sister-in-law doesn't care, if your Lao Tian family has three diseases and two disasters in the future, don't blame me!

What's wrong with Lao Tzu threatening you? Call you ****** dishonest! (To be continued.) )