Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 124 Yan Song’s Wisdom

Yan Song burned the copy of the disciple's knife that Wang Daoqiu had handed over in front of Wang Daoqiu, thereby destroying the evidence that they were the master and disciple.

After burning the disciple's card, Yan Song smiled and said to Wang Daoqiu: "It's a disaster to keep this thing, let's destroy it! By the way, Liangzhen, you don't have to take Shifan's words to heart, at least from now on, I will never admit that you, Wang Liangzhen, were once my disciples, Yan Song. And from now on in the court, as long as you speak to Liangzhen, and as long as things do not violate the king's laws or violate human ethics, I will help you. It's just Liangzhen, I hope you can remember the promise you made to me today."

"As a teacher, students must keep their word."

"Okay, okay, okay, I believe you."

Yan Song burned Wang Daoqiu's protégé and changed his self-identity in front of Wang Daoqiu from "teacher" to "old man".Wang Daoqiu knew that Yan Song was changing the future relationship between the two parties from subordination to equal cooperation.pitiful!He is almost seven years old, and he still has to worry about the safety of his family all day long.

Feeling the sorrow of Lao Yansong, Wang Daoqiu left Yan Mansion.As soon as Wang Daoqiu left, Yan Shifan rushed into Yan Song's study with an angry face.

In Yan Shifan's eyes, Wang Daoqiu was a dog of his Yan family, and also a dog of Yan Shifan.Now this dog dares to look down on his master. How can he bear this?

So now when Yan Shifan saw such a big traitor, while his father was still sitting there calmly drinking tea, the unknown anger in his heart rose and he said angrily: "Dad, what do you think of this? Then Wang Liangzhen You said that about your son, and you still help him? I think Wang Liangzhen is a white-eyed wolf. He thinks that his wings are strong now, so he wants to betray my Yan family and start his own family. Dad, for Wang Liangzhen, a white-eyed wolf, My son thinks that we should mobilize the disciples and former officials of my Yan family to join him and drive him out of the court. Dad!"

Yan Shifan hated Wang Daoqiu so much now that he wanted to kill Wang Daoqiu.But facing his furious son, Yan Song, who had become a mature man, he just shook his head sadly, and then said indifferently: "Shifan, do you think my Yan family can really touch Wang Daoqiu now? Wang Daoqiu and his help The emperor found the iron mines in Xuanhua and helped the emperor build the Nanjianhe Iron and Steel Plant, which could earn tens of millions of taels of silver for the inner court every year. He also helped Jinyiwei start the briquette business, which could earn the inner court and Jinyiwei every year. Several hundred thousand taels of silver. He also helped the Taoist sect..."

"Okay, okay, dad, please stop talking. The more you talk, the angrier I get. Otherwise, you say that Wang Daoqiu is nothing! He has so many ways to make money, but when it comes to it, he doesn't show any respect to our Yan family. , I think he has already turned his back. Dad, the more capable that kid is, the more we should take advantage of his fledgling life and deal with him as soon as possible. To warn others of the consequences of betraying my Yan family. "

Yan Shifan became even more dissatisfied when he heard his father talk about Wang Daoqiu's ability to make money.After all, Wang Daoqiu's money-making projects all earn millions or even tens of millions per year.But when it came to these big money-making projects, Yan Shifan was not given any advantage, and Yan Shifan was left drooling aside.

It’s abominable enough if you don’t bring yourself to make money, but now you don’t bring yourself to make progress together, this is really intolerable!So when Yan Shifan heard his father talk about Wang Daoqiu's ability to make money, Yan Shifan felt new and old hatreds welling up in his heart. He was so angry that he interrupted his father's words and encouraged his father to take action as soon as possible to kill Wang Daoqiu. The little thief was taken care of.

After hearing his son's still stubborn words, Lao Yansong slapped the tea table angrily and reprimanded him sternly: "Shifan, why do you still not understand? Then Wang Daoqiu's abilities are unfathomable. It is estimated that, apart from other things, his financial management skills are probably not as good as those of ten Sang Hongyang. In just a few months, he made the emperor, who had always been worried about money, fill his inner treasury with gold and silver. Several That’s it for the month, what happens next?”

"I think you also know that he is currently working with the nobles in the palace and Beijing to build a [-]-acre industrial park in Tongzhou. It is said that if it is completed, this will be another million-tael tax increase for the Ministry of Household Affairs. , a project that can earn tens of millions of taels for the emperor and your honor. Shifan! That Wang Daoqiu is the only money tree in history. Anyone who dares to touch him is touching the emperor's money. Blocking people's wealth is like killing their parents. Shifan, you don’t understand this, right? So Shifan, for people like Wang Daoqiu, even if we can’t be friends with him, we shouldn’t be enemies with him. After all, it would be better for someone else to be the chief assistant like your father and me. It's okay, but no one can replace him, Wang Daoqiu. For example, if you were the emperor now, and one of the chief ministers and Wang Daoqiu had to give up, who would you give up?"

"This, this, this..." After hearing Yan Song's analysis, Yan Shifan was speechless.After all, his father was right. If he were the emperor, and if he was asked to choose between the chief assistant and Wang Daoqiu, he would definitely choose Wang Daoqiu.

The truth is too cruel. It taught Yan Shifan that no matter how much you hate Wang Daoqiu, you can't touch him.So Yan Shifan, who has now woken up, looks depressed and in pain.

Seeing his son in such pain, Old Yan Song's fatherly heart softened again. He stood up and walked to Yan Shifan, patted Yan Shifan's shoulder gently, and said lovingly: "Shifan, Wang Daoqiu's matter, Don't worry too much. If anything happens to our Yan family in the future, I'm afraid it will be Wang Liangzhen who has the heart and ability to help my Yan family."

"Dad, you are the head of a hundred officials, the chief assistant of the dynasty, and our Yan family is full of disciples and former officials in the court. If something happens, can't we solve it ourselves? Why do we need Wang Liangzhen to help us? ah?"

Yan Shifan showed off his family's strength, saying that his family had many members and was powerful.This made Yan Song angry, so Yan Song smiled bitterly and said to his son: "No, Shifan, you are wrong. This power is the best thing in the world. Once people have power, they can have whatever they want. Determine the life and death of others. But precisely because power is the best thing in the world, everyone wants it. Look at the royal family. For the throne, father and son have been fighting each other since ancient times, and it is extremely bloody. Dad's The same goes for the position of chief minister. Because it is a position of high authority, all the ministers below are watching, hoping to find excuses to pull him down from his position so that he can sit on it. In addition, The struggle between kings and kings has been going on since ancient times, so if you look through the history books, whether it is the prime ministers of the past or the chief ministers of our dynasty, how many of them can remain in glory until death without suffering any misfortune? "

"There are also those disciples and former officials of our family, why should they join my Yan family? To put it bluntly, isn't it my father who can give them wealth? And once something happens to my Yan family, it may affect them. Then Shi Fan, you Believe it or not, the ones who will trample on our Yan Mansion the most will be our current disciples and former officials. Because they want to use the blood of my Yan family to show others that they have nothing to do with our Yan Mansion. So Shifan, We and those disciples and former officials of our Yan Mansion actually have a relationship of mutual use. They need dad to help them, and dad needs them to charge into battle for dad and serve as thugs. To put it bluntly, we and those people only have a relationship with each other. We can share wealth and honor, but we cannot share adversity."

Lao Yansong taught his son clearly the essence of those interest communities and small groups in the officialdom.After Yan Song's guidance, with Yan Shifan's little genius mind and selfish character, he suddenly understood.So he nodded and said: "Dad, what you said makes sense, but dad, you are usually very cautious, and you obey the Hunjun in everything. You give all the credit to the Hunkyun, and take all the faults yourself. You serve the Hunkyun like this. Well, he should be able to let you retire in glory in the future!"

"I hope so! But as the saying goes, there is no danger if you are prepared. So Shifan, don't offend that Wang Liangzhen in the future, and don't make such a big enemy for my Yan family. Wang Liangzhen's talent is rare in ancient times. If there are no major changes, he will definitely take the current position of your father before Shifan is your age. Then what will you do, Shifan, and what will your children do? Shifan, you have to take a long-term view. We must leave a way out for future generations.”

"It's dad, my son knows."

"It's good to know, it's good to know. By the way, Shifan, there is something that my father has to tell you. Just now, in front of Wang Liangzhen, my father burned the disciple's spear that he handed over that day, and from now on, My father will not admit that he ever accepted Wang Liangzhen as his disciple. Therefore, my father hopes that you will keep this matter in your stomach and never mention it to others."

Father actually burned all the cards of Wang Daoqiu's disciples, so what will the Yan family do with Wang Daoqiu in the future?This made Yan Shifan very dissatisfied and had the urge to go crazy.But facing his old father who was looking at him expectantly now, thinking that the student's spine was burned, and it would not help if he went crazy now.

So Yan Shifan lamented: "Father, my son has remembered it." Then he left Yan Song's study without looking back, preparing to vent his anger on his concubine.

(End of this chapter)