Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 390;
Chapter 390;

Lu Jishan carefully analyzed the current situation to Aye, and carefully defended;

Your Majesty is already red-eyed due to lack of money, how could he agree to such extravagance? I speculated with common sense, but I didn't dare to agree to his seven pennies, not to mention me, no one dared to agree. "

Old Situ looked at his first-in-law and son expressionlessly, and his old voice was powerful;
"That's right, now that a new dynasty has just been established, all the people in the world are waiting to be fed, the rules have to be re-designated, and the laws have to be changed to suit the new situation. Even a small county-level government office has to be revised as a whole. It can be said that there is no Where money is not needed, at this moment, the one who can help the emperor gather money and silk is a hero.

Just like when the world was in chaos back then, those who could stand on the side of Tiance Mansion were meritorious officials. The current situation is not what it used to be, offering advice and schemes and fighting on the battlefield in exchange for meritorious service. "

Seeing that Aye finally agreed with his point of view, Lu Jishan also showed a gratified smile, and finally relaxed a little;
"Yes, that's exactly what Aye said. Look at Li Dalang, who made horseshoe boots, saved the court a lot of money, and immediately became the founder of the county.

For the sale of liquor, he made up his mind to hand over half of the shares and profits to the imperial court, and transformed himself into a noble founding county uncle!
Of those old ministers in the Tiance Mansion back then, the generals who were enshrined as county magistrates, which one was not covered with military achievements, which one was not covered with scars?Which one is not a courtier who has been loyal to His Majesty for more than ten years?

But as for Li Dalang, he didn't bleed or get injured, nor did he kill a bandit soldier, and he didn't have any ulterior motives or tricks.

If you just do two things, you will be promoted one after another. If this continues, one day in the future, you will be promoted to the position of Duke. In this life, you don't need to be an official, but you can earn back the fruits of several lifetimes. I really envy others..."

"Yeah, the old man also knows this, even if he can't find a way to get money and silk for the emperor, it would be a good thing to save some.

If you don't have the ability to make money, and you have to spend extravagantly, how can you please people, and how can the emperor promote you to the title and official position? "

"Yes, yes, isn't that right, Aye really spoke to my son's heart."

There were some smiles on Lu Jishan's face again, and the old Situ watched his son's nerves slowly relax, and continued the words he had organized;
"As a subject, of course you have to serve the king, and of course you have to follow the emperor's mind. If you fight against the emperor, you will definitely have no good fruit. Follow up my son, is the old man right?"

"Aye Mingjian, everything makes sense."

"Well, the old man asked you, Dr. Wei Zhengwei not only did not follow His Majesty's thinking, but instead went against His Majesty everywhere.

Sometimes at the court meeting, in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, he made the emperor unable to step down, and his predecessor was a member of Prince Yin. Isn't he acting like a dead man?Why didn't the emperor kill his whole family, why didn't he destroy his three clans? "

"Ah? This... thinking about..."

Lu Jishan was being relaxed and joyful being told along the lines, when suddenly old Aye's style of painting changed sharply, and the question was extremely sharp, Lu Jishan was caught off guard, unable to speak in detail, so he began to hesitate.

"Since you think that following the emperor is the king's way, then it is absolutely wrong to go against the emperor, why is Wei Zheng getting promoted every step of the way, being valued by the emperor everywhere, even eating a roast chicken? "

"This... this..."

"You don't need this or that, you tell Aye, why does Wei Zheng dare to contradict the emperor, why does he dare to stop the Ninth Five-Year Lord?"

"Say!"

"Yes, tell me, Aye, Dr. Wei is different from others."

"Oh? What's the difference, why don't you tell the old man a trick?"

"Returning to Aye, Doctor Wei is an upright person, and he doesn't think about himself. He always thinks about His Majesty's stability. How can His Majesty not like him with such a selfless spirit?"

Old Situ saw that the groundwork was almost done, looked at his son with a smile, and began to lead the topic;

"Oh? Doctor Wei, you have to give up a lot of things. For the sake of the stability of the emperor, you gave up the opportunity to flatter and make people feel comfortable, and you also gave up the opportunity to be a obedient minister. Not only that, but it became annoying. What is the trouble?
Sigh... It's better to be clean, cherish yourself, preserve your reputation, and be an obedient minister. Isn't it beautiful, beautiful? "

After Old Situ finished his last sentence, he began to shake his head, and even exaggeratedly showed an expression of extreme regret, with a face full of disdain...

Lu Jishan, who had slowly entered the state that old Situ wanted, cleared his mind, and began to defend stubbornly;

"Aye, if Dr. Wei doesn't give up those things, how can he get the respect and appreciation of His Majesty? It is the kind of person who is willing to give up himself, and always considers His Majesty's actions. Sometimes he even does not hesitate to offend His Majesty. The risk of beheading, he won the admiration and respect of everyone,
Only then has he won His Majesty's respect and love. If he cherishes everything, he is not willing to part with one side and another is not willing to part with that, and wants to get more, wouldn't it be self-contradictory? Aye, I don't dare to take it lightly , please forgive me, Aye! "

Old Situ was very happy when he heard that his son was already on the road, but he dared not relax at all.

At this moment, this dear son is already on the verge of enlightenment, as long as he guides well today, once he wakes up, he will be able to climb out of the horns immediately, and in the future, he will no longer have to worry about this son all the time.

"Oh? According to what you mean, Dr. Wei gave up some things, and at the same time he got some things. According to you, it was because he was willing to give up that he was appreciated by the emperor?"

"Reporting to Aye, that's exactly the case. The principles of the world are all the same. Didn't Aye often teach us brothers like this? Why did you ignore these things when you came to Aye?
If you don't want to give a little, you want to get a lot, how can there be such an easy thing in the world..."

Lu Jishan's thoughts became more and more clear, his speech became more and more steady, and he regained his former composure, but before he finished speaking, his own Aye pressed on every step of the way, speaking as quickly as the wind, and his posture was like a gust of wind sweeping fallen leaves , directly interrupted his thinking;

"Since you said that you have something to give, why are you hesitant when deciding the price of wine, why can't you argue with reason?
As long as it is bright and magnanimous, without selfishness, if it is in line with the emperor's goal of long-term peace and stability, and in line with the future situation, why can't he argue with reason, why can't he support Li Dalang's idea?
Then Li Dalang is far-sighted and has a long-term vision. Why can't you also approach the overall situation and look at the long-term distance.

If it is more beneficial to the emperor, then even if the debate goes to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, you should stand firm and not back down even a single step. Li Dalang's consideration on this matter is just an overt conspiracy that takes the overall situation into consideration, and you need your strong support to do so. yes.

Even if the emperor is unhappy because of the immediate predicament, in the long run, it will be good for the emperor and the court, so you can let go and do it.

The emperor didn't walk with his head covered, and he was surrounded by powerful people to assist him. How could he not consider long-term solutions?

You dare not think about going to the bottom to set the price. You are nothing more than worrying that when the court is waiting to spend money, you should try to save expenses and think more for the emperor, but you only look at the front, but not too far. This is the biggest flaws!

A short-sighted person will never become a great talent. People who have no foresight must have near-term worries. This is the principle that Aye has taught you many times. Don't you remember a word?
Right now, we should consider saving expenses and expanding profits, but in the long run, the lower price of wine this time will give more profits to the big households, which will help the emperor stabilize the overall situation.

Grasping the hearts of half of the world's aristocratic families, the world will be able to enjoy long-term peace and stability. From the overall situation, if you earn less money and silk, what you get is a stable situation. Why not do it?

From the perspective of the long-term situation, the big households followed the court and gained sweetness.Then the prestige of the imperial court is also increasing day by day. If there is a call in the future, the whole world will come to answer it. Isn't this what the emperor wants?
What you are afraid of is nothing more than cherishing your own reputation, wealth and life, and not wanting to give it up easily. Then, according to what you just said about Doctor Wei,
You are unwilling to pay easily, you don’t want to give up your reputation, you don’t want to give up the opportunity to be a obedient minister, and you don’t want to offend the emperor’s current profiteer because of the price of wine, so you don’t dare to speak, you don’t want to speak, He was also unwilling to nod in agreement with Li Dalang's move.

You are a person who doesn't want to give up a little bit, but you still want to come to this old man to ask the secret method of being an official, how can you have the face to say it, this old man is ashamed of you.

You don't want to give up anything, but you are envious, jealous, Li Dalang's career is rising, and his title is noble. Have you ever thought about how much Li Dalang gave up?
The secret method of Wuliangye and Immortal Drunkenness, he can come up with it ten years later in peace and prosperity, or 20 years later when he reaches the prime of life and has enough self-preservation ability to bring baijiu to the world.

Now, he unreservedly dedicated half of the profit to the court and handed it over to the emperor, and the remaining half will be shared equally with a group of important officials. Do you know how much he gave up?
When he made the horseshoe boots, not only did he not ask for credit, nor did he ask the court for a large sum of money, but he paid out of his own pocket and asked the blacksmiths in the village to work day and night to make enough horseshoe boots for the emperor. He gave up so much, but he didn't have any complaints , and don't care about what you get.

With all these things in mind, do you still think that his title of Founding County Earl is easy to come by?

From the old man's point of view, these deeds are at least worthy of a county duke, but why did the emperor overwhelm him and only give him the title of the founding county count?

Smart people can easily guess that Li Dalang's future future is limitless. His Majesty deliberately suppressed him with the purpose of reusing him in the future. Can't you see it?

Compare it with Li Dalang, what have you paid for, what have you given up, you have only been loyal to the emperor for 13 years.

The emperor can give you a county baronship because of your hard work. If you want to promote the title and official position, you have to pay for it yourself and desperately exchange for it.

Not only are you ungrateful to the emperor, but you also complain that you are just a county man. According to the old man, for a guy like you who is afraid of wolves on the left, tigers on the right, and mice in the middle, even if you are a county man, it is flattery You are too much.

Even if farmers and common people know that what you sow and what you reap, in this world, those who want to reap without giving are all fools!
Only by paying step by step and giving up bit by bit, can we win the continuous harvest in the future, and we can get a steady stream of future, this is the game of kings. "

The old Situ said so much like a cannonball, which had completely stunned Lu Jishan. He opened his mouth wide and looked at the old Aye who had been as steady as a rock in his words and actions for half his life, he was dumbfounded!

He never thought that Aye, who acted in a calm and steady manner, and the first-rank Situ in the previous dynasty, could speak so fast, and he was a bit more powerful than those lip-smacking people.

Old Situ finished what he wanted to say in one breath, looked at his astonished son, and knew clearly in his heart that the fuel was added to the fire at this moment, and whether he could lead his son to a higher level was at this very moment.

Old Situ felt that he had to wake him up with a blow, otherwise no matter how much spitting was wasted today, all previous efforts would be in vain.

In a flash of thought, old Situ picked up the two big characters that had been written just now, raised his hands to face his son, and shouted;
"Lu Jishan, let's see, how do you pronounce these two words?"

Lu Jishan was surprised that the old Aye was different from his usual crazy appearance today, and Aye suddenly yelled angrily, which made Lu Jishan tremble all over in fright, and shuddered fiercely.

Look at the two black characters that old Aye wrote while the father and son were talking. They were originally written for himself. The big character "She" is followed by the character "Get" which is also dipped in ink.

Lu Jishan looked at the two big black characters, and then at Aye's face. After repeating this several times, he finally focused his eyes on the two black characters, and kept chanting;

"Be willing, be willing, be willing to be willing, gain something if you are willing, and you will have nothing if you are not willing..."

Old Situ looked at his son who had calmed down completely, and said "willingness" in his mouth. The light in his eyes became more and more bright, and began to come out. Old Situ didn't dare to take a breath, just waiting for his son to wake up quickly.

Lu Jiaojiao next to her also understood the important point of today, she kept her breath closed, and she quietly stood beside her family Aye, watching her brother suddenly realize.

Lu Jishan's chanting became louder and his eyes became brighter and brighter. Suddenly, his whole body trembled violently, and then he regained his composure.

Lu Jishan raised his head slowly, looked at the old Aye calmly, his hands holding the rice paper were trembling due to the long time, Lu Jishan walked over without saying a word, took the rice paper and put it on the table.

He took three steps back, arranged his clothes solemnly, straightened the crown on his head, raised the hem of his official uniform, knelt down respectfully, bent down and touched his head to the ground, although his voice was crying, he tried to keep it all in peace;

"Thank you, Aye, for your teaching, for imparting the knowledge of the secret law of being an official. Thinking of what you did before, I feel extremely ashamed, and I have no face to face Aye. I have made many mistakes. Please punish Aye severely."

Lu Situ saw that the aura of his dear son had changed drastically from the inside to the outside. He was still the same person, but everything was different!

Looking at his dear son who has grown up again, the elderly Lu Situ finally couldn't bear it anymore, two lines of old tears fell down, and Lu Jiaojiao next to him also cried excitedly, and while crying, she wiped away the turbidity of her own Aye. tears……

The happy old Situ finally stopped his excitement and stretched out his hands to pull his son up from the ground;
"My son Jishan, you've matured, and Aye won't have to worry about you anymore. From today onwards, you are qualified as the heir to my Fanyang Lu clan, the patriarch of the Second Household."

Lu Jishan stood up and lowered his head;

"I'm so stupid, I want to ask Aye for the secret method of being an official, but I ignore the essence. It turns out that Aye's teachings are all secret methods, and there are knowledge everywhere. I only hate myself for realizing it too late. Aye is disappointed."

"It's not too late, it's not too late. Back then, I, Aye, only reached the third rank, and I never made any further progress in my life. I was just like you back then. I couldn't listen to good words, and I talked too much. I wanted to surpass my Aye's third-rank official position. It's just a matter of little effort, but it's ridiculous to think about it now.

You are the same as Aye and I were back then. Although the epiphany was later, it is better to be cautious in every step and do things in a down-to-earth manner. In this case, it is never too late to have an epiphany.

There is actually no coincidence in being an official, as long as you understand the principles of being a human being, everything will go smoothly, but if you can’t do well in being a human being, then you don’t need to talk about being an official anymore, even if you teach you the secret method every day, it’s useless. "

"Yes, Aye's words are really in my heart this time, Aye, you are right, you don't want to pay a little, but you want to gain a lot, that's nonsense.

As the so-called seeking his own government while in his position, His Majesty entrusts such an important event to my son, and I don't want to be greedy for merit. I should be a good person before talking about other things. Since I am sitting in this position, I will naturally share the king's worries of. "

"Not bad, a child can be taught. Having said that, there are many ways to be an official. Those who are capable can be a capable minister, such as Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling.

Those who are not very capable but have an upright temperament and are willing to give up everything to serve the monarch can still achieve the ultimate, just like Dr. Wei.

You can also choose to be a well-behaved obedient minister. Since ancient times, obedient ministers have controlled power, and there are countless people who have achieved the ultimate. However, being a obedient minister is also particular.
Like what Dr. Wei Zhengwei did, although he can win respect and hold a high position, but you can't imitate him, you are different from him,

You are the heir of my second family of the Lu family. Although our Fan Yang Lu family is the bottom family of the five surnames and Qiwangli, there are hundreds of clan members and countless servants. If you disregard your wealth and life and fight against the emperor, you will not be king after all. We don't need to earn that name either.

This obedient minister can also make a compromise, learn more from the two ministers of Du Fang, and be more tactful, but you must maintain your state of mind, and don't go with the treacherous ministers, and you need to have the integrity and iron bones of Dr. Wei. The square inside the circle, the original intention remains unchanged, is the game of kings! "

Lu Jishan opened the door of his state of mind, state, vision, and opinion, and he went up a few steps slowly. At this time, he listened to old Ayena's earnest words, and it was very different immediately. He felt very reasonable, and everything was exquisite. ;
"Aye is really amazing. He has explored the principles and tricks of being an official so thoroughly. It is really a blessing for me to have Aye behind me..."

(End of this chapter)