The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 545 Two Heavens

The speaker has no intention, the listener has the heart.

She originally wanted to suppress Zhang Yunyi's arrogance, but as soon as she said this, more than half of the people in the room, from the ladies to the girls, blushed.

Fortunately, everyone had just had a glass of wine, so they were able to cover it up.

Originally, I heard Xue Baochai asking who was visiting the front yard.

Zhang Yun逸 originally wanted to show off himself by teasing the Shangshu and Shilang, but he ignored the risk of shooting himself in the foot.

Although he felt a little embarrassed, he thought to himself, this little bitch is really merciless with her words, there will always be a time for her to know how powerful she is.

But he put on a nonchalant look and said stubbornly: "Forget about the position of Shangshu Shilang, I am not interested in that. As long as I manage Tiangong Academy and Xianxue, I am too lazy to do it even if you ask me to!"

Although his words were a bit hypocritical, they were the truth in his heart.

Power has never been unilateral. The emperor has no shortage of hungry soldiers. The economic base determines the superstructure. This statement is still applicable even in ancient times.

Of course, the prerequisite is that you can keep it and spend it.

Ever since Chen Sheng shouted, "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers different in kind?", status is no longer as important as it was in the pre-Qin period.

The emperor has no money, so even his deployment of soldiers will be a problem, let alone their lives. Naturally, it will be difficult to protect his country.

Wealth cannot come out of thin air; it naturally requires production and creation.

Science and technology are the primary productive forces. If we master the science of immortality and cooperate with the Tiangong Institute, even if the effect is not obvious now, it is just around the corner to make it bigger and stronger.

Moreover, the transformation from agriculture to industry will inevitably produce a group of new elites, and the convenience and benefits thereof are what Zhang Yun逸 values ​​even more.

The Six Ministries seemed to be at the center of power, but their structure had long been fixed and they had always been controlled by scholars, which inevitably made them incompatible with Zhang Yun逸.

Although it is not easy to build a tall building on flat ground, it is easier than tearing it down and rebuilding it.

How could he give up his base and seek discomfort?
Not to mention exchanging a minister, even if all six ministers were given to him, Zhang Yun逸 might not be willing.

Although he spoke his mind, the people present were limited by the times and were unable to appreciate his true meaning.

Even Lin Daiyu, who seemed to be joking, actually had some meaning in praising the future.

However, although they disagreed with Zhang Yunyi's words and felt that he was just making an excuse to avoid embarrassment, they would not bring it up on the table and ask about it in detail.

Only Xue Baoqin misunderstood and said with a smile: "Could it be that Brother Yi really likes to do business and make money?"

In ancient times, merchants had a low status. Liking silver was one thing, but doing business was another.

Even though Tiangongyuan is not a businessman in the true sense, he is definitely passionate about business and has great ambitions.

Xue Baoqin also spoke hastily, and later regretted it.

Seeing her mother's reproachful look, she looked at Zhang Yunyi apologetically and stuck out her tongue playfully.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yun逸 did not take it as an offense, but laughed and said: "Economy is to benefit the people. If you only know how to make money, isn't that putting the cart before the horse? I wish I could have thousands of mansions to shelter all the poor people in the world and make them happy. That would be a role model for us..."

Even if you haven't eaten pork, you have seen a pig walk.

Zhang Yunyi had seen a lot of things like values ​​in his previous life, so he could use them with ease.

If she were a girl from an ordinary family, she might not be very touched by his values, and might even think he was a little pretentious.

However, all the golden hairpins were very smart, and had read books of sages since childhood, so they were inevitably in awe of them.

These words not only elevated Zhang Yunyi's own vision and avoided Xue Baoqin's previous embarrassment, but also made the eyes of all the beauties sparkle with spring, and they stared at him with eyes full of admiration.

However, Wang Xifeng was illiterate and naturally did not have the awareness of the other girls. However, she was a very good person and even though Zhang Yunyi raised the tone so high, it would not cause bad luck for her.

Instead, she smiled sweetly and flattered him, "Oh!~ I don't understand those great principles either. I just know that since Yun Yi can take care of ordinary people in every possible way, we must hold on to you tightly in the future!"

At this point, she glanced at Lady Wang and Li Wan, then at Zhang Yunyi, and then looked around and said with a pun, "As the saying goes, if you can't even clean your own room, how can you clean up the world? Don't you think this makes sense?"

Unlike the respectful girls, Jia's mother and other wives were no longer in the age of talking big and were more concerned about their own and their family's interests. In addition, except for the second wife of the Xue family, all of them had seen Zhang Yunyi's other side, so they naturally would not take his polite words seriously.

However, although it was impossible for them to ruin Zhang Yunyi's show, they couldn't help but lack interest in it.

Although except for Mrs. Wang, Li Wan, and Zhang Yunyi, no one else could hear the hidden meaning of Wang Xifeng's words.

But what she said was exactly what Lady Jia and other ladies wanted.

Madam Xing, Madam Wang and Aunt Xue were already counting on Zhang Yun逸 to hold on to their strong support, needless to say.

Even Lady Jia and the second wife of the Xue family hoped that he could provide more help to the family.
He quickly climbed up the pole and said, "Yes! Yun Yi has to take better care of our own people!"

Zhang Yunyi was not a stubborn person, he said with a smile: "Even relatives don't avoid suspicion, not to mention that we are also a family, it is our duty to take care of each other!"

When the three words "family" were uttered, not only those who had a close relationship with Zhang Yun逸, but also the ladies, grandmothers, and girls all felt moved.

Even the second wife of the Xue family and Xue Baoqin and her daughter couldn't help but look at each other with joy.

Suddenly, the scene became more and more lively.

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at the same time.

On the official road near the capital, a group of more than ten people with ragged clothes, pale faces and thin bodies were walking slowly forward with their chests hunched and their backs hunched, facing the cold wind and stepping on the snow.

Falling last among the crowd, Jia Zheng, with disheveled hair, leaning on a cane, sunken eyes and a decadent face, looked extremely old. How could he look like the second master of the Rongguo Mansion at all?
He slowly stopped, patted his back, looked at the endless official road, and sighed, "Rest for a while... No... No, I can't walk anymore!"

"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place. I should have traveled a little further tonight so that I could still make it to the city tomorrow. We've all been hungry for a few days..."

At this point, the person who spoke licked his cracked lips and said, "If we delay our trip any further, I'm afraid we won't even have the strength to walk."

When Jia Zheng mentioned that he had been hungry for a few days, his stomach growled. He licked his cracked lips unconsciously and sighed, "Yes! Once we enter the capital, we won't be hungry anymore!"

He knew the story of quenching thirst by looking at the plum blossoms, and when he thought about returning to the capital where he wouldn't have to endure hunger, he finally regained some strength.

He walked slowly forward, leaning on a crutch and dragging his heavy steps.

When he first set out, he still wanted to delay the journey as long as possible, so he acted like the second master, rode in a carriage, and looked like he was going to travel around.

At first, the group relied on their large numbers, and the few lone victims did not dare to rob openly. Until they met a group of victims who huddled together for warmth, they not only killed the mules and horses pulling the carts to fill their stomachs, but also robbed all the dry food and clothes of the group.

Jia Zheng then regretted his decision, but it was too late.

In other words, the victims were only trying to survive and did not endanger their lives. In addition, these servants all had families in Beijing, and with Zhang Yun逸's instructions, they did not dare to abandon him and flee alone.

Along the way, the servants were quite caring and whenever they found something edible, they would give it to him to eat.

Otherwise, given Jia Zheng's physical condition, he might not have survived until today.

However, there will be no filial son by the bedside of a patient for a long time, let alone they are only nominal master and servant, and most of them know who has the final say in Rongguo Mansion today.

This situation was all caused by Jia Zheng himself.

Even though they didn't dare to show too much dissatisfaction openly, they were all very angry behind the scenes.

Especially a while ago, they were extremely hungry and no longer cared about the hierarchy between master and servant. They no longer followed him like before.

In other words, the situation has eased somewhat now that the capital is in sight.

And Jia Zheng had already smoothed out his edges, so how could he still dare to act like a master?

He walked tremblingly for a long time, and seeing that everyone was walking with their heads down and no one paid any attention to him, he had to bend down, scoop up a handful of snow, and put it into his mouth.

After swallowing the snow, he began to imagine the delicious food at home. He mustered up some strength and slowly took steps to chase the figure in front of him.

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(End of this chapter)