I am a thief in the Tang Dynasty

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Fang Yiyi said: "Not bad!"

"Xueying, let's go and take a look at the property deeds. If there is a good location, we can use it as a shop."

"I think my second brother is a very good businessman. If he makes achievements, my second sister-in-law will look at him with new eyes."

Speaking of my second brother and his wife.

Chai Xueying asked curiously, "What improper idea did you give to my second brother that day?"

"Whenever I ask my second sister-in-law about it these days, she blushes and hates you even more."

"In the end, even I got tired of it."

Fang Yiyi touched his nose awkwardly. He couldn't reveal his second brother's private affairs, so he could only laugh and say:

"Xueying, stop asking. Let's go and look at the land deed!"

Having said that, he dragged his curious wife out.

The Dongyuan study in the palace.

The war in the north was going well, and Fang Xuanling had some free time. He didn't have to attend the morning court today, so he had some rare free time to read some rare and unofficial books.

The surprised voice of the housekeeper Lao Liu broke his leisurely mood.

"Master, Prince Yan's Palace sent Sanlang 70,000 strings of cash, and Sanlang asked him to put it into the treasury."

"Seventy thousand strings of cash from Prince Yan's Mansion?" Fang Xuanling frowned. The next moment, he sat up suddenly and gritted his teeth and said, "Sanlang is back?! My son is finally back! Call him over!"

Without waiting for the housekeeper Lao Liu to leave, Fang Xuanling strode out with big strides, looking impatient as if he wanted to teach that brat a lesson immediately.

This made the housekeeper, Old Liu, secretly happy. It had been a long time since he saw the master so angry. He missed it quite a bit!

When the angry Fang Xuanling ran to the treasury, he saw the Tang Dynasty Valkyrie Chai Xueying holding her son's arm lovingly.

He immediately forced out a kind smile as warm as the spring breeze, all the wrinkles on his face gathered together, and said with concern:

"Princess, how are you living in the manor these days?"

Chai Xueying said respectfully:

"To answer Grandpa's question, it's quiet and peaceful over there, with a beautiful environment. It's a good place to rest."

"When Grandpa is free, you and Mom can live there!"

"That's good, that's good! Grandpa should go and have a look when he has time!" Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and smiled kindly, then he gave his son a look.

Chapter 160 I, Fang Xuanling, am a chess player, not a chess piece

Fang Yiyi patted Chai Xueying on the back and said, "Xueying, wait for me outside. I want to talk to Grandpa."

Chai Xueying bowed to Fang Xuanling and left, and the servants in the treasury also tactfully left.

Only the father and his son were left in the sturdy warehouse made of bluestone.

In an instant, Fang Xuanling changed his expression and said seriously:

"Rebellious son, do you know how much trouble you have caused?!"

Seeing Grandpa's expression change so quickly, Fang Yiyi was dumbfounded. He crossed his arms and bowed in confusion, saying:

"Grandpa, I don't know what I did wrong, can you tell me clearly?"

Fang Xuanling pointed at the cash boxes around him and said angrily:

"What does this money sent by King Yan mean?"

"The Crown Prince is firmly in the East Palace. If you get involved in the dispute between the princes, will it be resolved peacefully in the future?"

"You can just stay in the manor and come back to meet your friends, why are you involved with the King of Yan?!"

"You, you, are you feeling proud because you have made some achievements and gained some fame?"

After hearing this, Fang Yiyi realized that his old man was worried about him, so he didn't ask the reason but came to hold him accountable.

Fang Yiyi smiled and talked about the 100,000 strings of cash he bet last night.

After hearing this, Fang Xuanling's face darkened, but this time his bad look was not directed at Fang Yiyi.

Now that there were only the father and son, Fang Xuanling opened his heart and said unhappily:

"The Prince of Yan's mother is a concubine. Even if the Crown Prince is unstable, it will not be his turn as the Emperor's fifth son."

"The plan is so crude, how can it possibly succeed? It's really unrealistic."

"You did a good job. Although this will cause you to be at odds with the King of Yan, it will stop him from wanting to recruit you."

"However, this matter still needs to be supplemented with a plan."

Fang Yiyi asked curiously, "Grandpa, what else do you want to do?"

Fang Xuanling stroked his beard, his eyes flickering as he said:

"The Prince of Yan will definitely suppress the incident involving Chu Suiliang last night and protect Chu Suiliang, the so-called director of the Hongwen Academy, so as to prevent the incident from reaching His Majesty and causing Chu Suiliang to be stripped of his position at the Hongwen Academy and Chu Liang, one of the Eighteen Scholars of the Tiance Palace, to lose his great helper."

"When the King of Yan sent money to our Fang family, except for those who knew about it, outsiders would definitely think it was a good move, but also a bad one."

"It is said that a chess player should not be in the middle of the game. If he plays the game himself and everyone knows about it, he will be easily attacked by the snake."

At this moment, Fang Yiyi was listening to his grandfather reviewing the situation for him. He knew that his grandfather was teaching him how to look at things and how to find solutions. He immediately put on a serious expression and listened carefully.

Fang Xuanling was very satisfied with his son's performance and continued to give instructions:

"Use other people to spread the news. Anyone who is smart will know that following the King of Yan is not a good choice. Those who are not smart will think that the King of Yan is protecting his subordinates and choose to surrender to the King of Yan."

"And my Fang family can get out of this and let those princes know that my Fang family has no intention of seeing the princes fighting."

After thinking about Grandpa's plan, Fang Yiyi took a breath and said:

"Grandpa, your plan has exposed the fact that the Prince of Yan is recruiting followers. When His Majesty finds out, he will definitely not let the Prince of Yan off easily."

Fang Xuanling smiled kindly, but there was a dangerous light flashing in his eyes.

"I am Fang Qiao, the son of Fang Xuanling. One of you was insulted, and the other was misled. If I don't use some tricks to protect you and let those people know that I, Fang Xuanling, am still alive, what qualifications do I have to be your grandfather?"

Chapter 161 Father thanks his son?

Fang Yiyi felt warmed by his father's care. He bowed again and said:

"I'm sorry for causing Grandpa trouble."

"According to Grandpa's plan, Chu Liang is the Prince's Assistant, but his son has defected to the Prince of Yan. The Prince will definitely distance himself from Chu Liang and even confront the Prince of Yan."

"This time, Prince Yan will suffer a great loss, and the gain will not be worth the loss!"

Fang Xuanling waved his hand, as if it was nothing worth mentioning.

But he still stared at Fang Yiyi unkindly and said:

"Well, how are you going to make me feel at ease after you've divided up the credit without telling me and made me lose face in front of Duke Ji and Duke Cao?"

With a jolt in his heart, Fang Yiyi smiled flatteringly, walked behind Fang Xuanling, rubbed his shoulders and said:

"Grandpa, I didn't do this on impulse. I didn't think twice. Please be magnanimous. Please forgive me this time because I have earned so much money for you."

Fang Xuanling slapped Fang Yiyi on the head in annoyance and said:

"This is just one time, don't do it again."

Fang Xuanling then took the hand of Fang Yiyi, who was smiling awkwardly, and said earnestly:

"You are grown up now, calm and steady, and you have done well in many things. Grandpa is relieved."

"But you are still too young, and you haven't considered some things comprehensively. In the future, you should be bold in doing things, but have someone send a letter to Grandpa to let Grandpa know your thoughts and actions, so that Grandpa can check for omissions and fill in the gaps for you, just in case."

Fang Yiyi's lips trembled. Looking at the concern in Fang Xuanling's tired eyes, his heart ached and he said in a trembling voice:

"Yes, Grandpa, I will do things carefully in the future and not let you worry too much."

Fang Xuanling nodded with satisfaction and said with a kind smile, "That's very good."

Fang Xuanling did not ask why the credit for the horseshoe was not shared with Fang Yiai, but not asking does not mean that he does not want to know.

Fang Yiyi took the initiative to explain that his second brother and sister-in-law did not want any credit, and also took this opportunity to talk about his idea of taking his second brother Fang Yiai on a business trip.

Among the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants are the lowest.

Therefore, those aristocratic families, even if the legitimate descendants had no official positions, would not touch the business, and would hand over the family business to illegitimate descendants or collateral relatives.

After all, the Fang family is a duke's family and a family of scholars, and Fang Yiai is the prince consort of the Tang Dynasty.

Going business in person is ultimately a disgrace to the family tradition and a loss of reputation for the royal family. Even if one becomes a wealthy businessman who is as rich as a country, he will still be criticized.

But if he were to work behind the scenes, my second brother would have fewer opportunities to show himself.

After Fang Yiyi expressed his concerns, he asked Fang Xuanling for his opinion.

"Grandpa, do you think we should let our second brother be the boss behind the scenes like other families, or should we let him stand in front of the stage?"

Fang Xuanling thought for a moment and said without any concern:

"As long as your business is not robbery and profitable, I have no objection."

"Also, after you have made achievements, you can let your second brother go to the palace to see the emperor, just like you did with the coal mine."

"Before, the emperor liked your second brother very much, otherwise he would not have granted Princess Gaoyang to your second brother in marriage, but your second brother did not seize the opportunity. If your second brother can persuade the emperor to be named the imperial merchant this time, no one will dare to touch your second brother in the future."

Speaking of this, Fang Xuanling sighed:

"Now, what I am most worried about is your second brother."

"You have helped Grandpa a lot by choosing a good path for your second brother and letting him make a name for himself!"

The words of thanks from the old man to his son made Fang Yiyi feel uncomfortable.

He also deeply realized how worried and concerned his old father Fang Xuanling was when his predecessor and second brother were ignorant and behaved recklessly.

Chapter 162 The son is not talented, the father bows his head

Think about the wise ministers of the Tang Dynasty, who were always shameless and apologized to others, letting two good-for-nothing and rebellious sons go, making a big deal out of a small matter, and a small matter out of nothing. What a shameful act!

It’s true, a father has to bow his head because his son has no talent!

Therefore, now that Fang Xuanling knew Fang Yiyi's plan, he put aside his dignity as a grandfather and expressed his gratitude to his son.

Fang Yiyi especially cherishes the kindness of his parents in this life. Seeing Fang Xuanling caring so much about himself and his second brother, he couldn't help but step forward and give him a hug.

He said solemnly: "Grandpa, I'm sorry for making you worry in the past, but I won't worry about you anymore in the future."

Fang Xuanling burst into tears instantly, his son has really grown up.

He patted his son on the back, wiped his tears, turned sideways so that his son could not see him, turned around and walked out, and said proudly:

"Just go ahead and do it. Your grandfather is the Duke of Wei, the Left Prime Minister. As long as you don't do anything wrong, if something goes wrong, your grandfather will take care of you!"

Fang Yiyi said in a deep voice: "Yes, Grandpa!"

now.

In the residence of Duke Suguo.

Cui asked the unhappy Cheng Chubi with concern:

"How is Guiru's health these days?"

Cheng Chubi shook his head, frowned and said in a muffled voice:

"It's still the same."

"The whole room smells like medicine. I don't dare go in. I start sneezing as soon as I go in."

"I have been sleeping in the west wing these days."

"My son is still thinking about consummating the marriage before going to war, but I think you'd better forget it!"

The vulgar words made Cui frown and look at Cheng Chubi unhappily.

This damn kid, he only thinks about that thing, what a loser!