Daqin: The Greatest Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

"The reason I invited you to meet today is mainly to clear up the misunderstanding between you and the general. If I have offended you by mistake before, I hope you will forgive me."

"To show our sincerity, we are willing to give you two priceless copper mines in Nanyang."

"From now on, the hatred will be gone and we will not interfere with each other. What do you think, sir?"

As he spoke, he winked at the maid beside him. The maid immediately understood and walked over to Su Xuan and the other man to pour them some wine.

"Her skin is like solid jade, and her hands are like soft catkins." Han Fei couldn't help but sigh while admiring the slender hands in front of him.

Su Xuan's eyes paused. Isn't this the nameless maid whose arm was chopped off by the emerald tiger in the original novel?

"This girl was born in a farming family. There happened to be a severe drought in Nanyang, and the family could hardly make ends meet. Her father sold her to my villa. With my careful training, she has been transformed into what she is today." Emerald Tiger showed a meaningful smile, "If the Ninth Master likes her, I will give this girl to him."

“If we want to own everything we like, then won’t the country be in chaos?” Han Fei cleverly rejected the Emerald Tiger.

However, what Han Fei did not see was that after he rejected the Jade Tiger, the maid's hand holding the Jade Pot began to tremble uncontrollably.

Su Xuan sighed slightly. He knew that if he didn't take action, the maid's final fate would probably be the same as in the original book, or even more tragic.

"Junior brother often says that there are two things in this world that cannot be wasted, one is good wine, the other is beautiful women." Su Xuan shook his head gently, "Now that a beautiful woman is in front of me, how can I say such words that ruin the mood."

He pulled the maid over to him, and with a cry, she fell into his arms. He lifted her chin with one hand, revealing a dissolute look, "Beauty, are you willing to follow me?"

The maid in his arms had already blushed to her ears, her eyes shy, and she said in a weak voice, "I am willing to follow you, my Lord."

Chapter 82 Business

"Haha, it turns out that sir is also a man of temperament." Ji Wuye laughed. He did not expect that this trip would have unexpected gains.

"Later I will hand over this woman's indenture and the title deed to the mine to you, sir." Emerald Tiger smiled with his eyes narrowed, thinking that this meeting, if nothing unexpected happened, should end successfully.

Just when the atmosphere was harmonious, Su Xuan's words instantly made the atmosphere drop to freezing point.

"The general seems to have forgotten one thing."

Ji Wuye looked puzzled.

"Now that the grudge has been resolved, it's time for General to return my people to me." Su Xuan took a sip of wine and said slowly.

The Emerald Tiger's heart skipped a beat, sensing that something was wrong.

"Who are you talking about?" Ji Wuye's voice gradually became colder.

Su Xuan raised the corner of his mouth and looked at Ji Wuye without hesitation, "Mo Ya."

"You want to save him?" Ji Wuye's face turned completely gloomy. For the traitor Mo Ya, death is his only destination. There is absolutely no second possibility!

Su Xuan was challenging his bottom line.

He gently turned the wine bottle in his hand, and murderous intent began to emerge in his eyes.

"Do you really think I can't kill you?"

Facing Ji Wuye's threat, Su Xuan didn't care at all. He didn't even move his body. He retorted, "Why, General, you can't use force first and courtesy later? Now you want to use courtesy first and force later?"

"Does the General really think I'm unprepared?"

"If you are confident, you can give it a try. But if you fail, from now on, there will be no possibility of easing the tension. There will only be a fight to the death!"

Even in Ji Wuye's home court, Su Xuan behaved very tough, confronting him head-on and not giving in at all.

Where does he get such confidence? Is there something he can rely on?

Ji Wuye's eyes changed, and he was a little unpredictable about Su Xuan.

Neither of them gave in, and the situation became tense and the atmosphere was electrifying.

Ji Wuye stared at Su Xuan intently, but Su Xuan ignored him and even had the energy to comfort the trembling beauty in his arms.

With his comfort, the maid in his arms quickly calmed down.

"In this world, there are no eternal enemies or eternal friends, only eternal interests." Su Xuan picked up the wine bottle filled with wine and shook it slightly. "General, how much do you think Mo Ya's life is worth?"

"If I say 100,000 gold, can you take it out?" Ji Wuye sneered. If you have the ability, take out the military pay of Nanyang! Then he might as well release Mo Ya.

Su Xuan shook his head and showed a slightly mysterious smile, "I have a business that can make a million gold a year. I wonder if the general is interested?"

Ji Wuye's heart was shocked, but before he could open his mouth, Emerald Tiger could not wait to get ahead of him, his eyes were shining, and his gaze was greedy, "I wonder what kind of business this is?"

You have to know that even if he is as rich as a country, all his assets added up are only a few hundred thousand gold, and this is the assets accumulated after several years.

What does a million dollars mean? Even if he earns money for ten or twenty years, he may not be able to earn it!

No businessman can resist such a huge fortune.

Even Ji Wuye was captivated by Su Xuan's words.

Under the gaze of Ji Wuye and Emerald Tiger, Su Xuan took out a crystal clear and beautiful coral glass ball from his arms.

Emerald Tiger came over quickly and looked at it carefully, as if he was looking at a peerless beauty. He looked at it again and again with a look of amazement and asked curiously, "What is this?"

"This thing is called a coral glass ball. It is located hundreds of miles deep in the ocean. It condenses countless essences of water and absorbs a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth. It has been nurtured for thousands of years before it can be transformed into such a treasure."

Su Xuan was well aware of the principle that rare goods are valuable. If he wanted to sell a product at a high price, he would have to make up a story and create a character, no matter how mysterious it was.

"This thing can help one calm the mind and concentrate one's energy. If you keep it with you for a long time, it can help prolong one's life." Su Xuan said as he handed the coral glass ball to the emerald tiger.

"Master Jade Tiger, what do you think this item is worth?"

Jade Tiger placed the coral glass ball in his hand and rubbed it gently with his right index finger. It was round and smooth, and its texture was no worse than that of mutton-fat jade, and even better. He held it carefully in the palm of his hand, and the cool touch on his skin calmed his heart immediately. Thinking that the effects Su Xuan mentioned might be true, Jade Tiger couldn't let it go even more.

After observing it for a long time, he tentatively said a number, "This thing is worth at least ten thousand gold!"

This rare treasure is much sought after by kings and nobles, not to mention that it has the effect of prolonging life. Its value is ten thousand gold, which is just a conservative figure. If handled properly, it is possible to sell it for tens of thousands of gold.

But he couldn't possibly tell Su Xuan the real price directly. The price difference was the profit margin he left for himself.

Han Fei sat aside, looking at Emerald Tiger and Ji Wuye who were frightened by Su Xuan, and almost laughed out loud.

He really didn't expect that his senior brother would dare to say it and they would actually believe it!

Others didn't know what this thing was, but didn't he? It was made of glass and coral, and the cost was almost negligible. The senior brother was completely making a fortune out of nothing, and all the money he sold was profit.

Totally made money!

The huge profits made him jealous, but at the same time, he couldn't help but mourn for the Jade Tiger and just hoped that he would have good luck.

He could already foresee that it would not be long before the night would suffer another setback.

"This thing is hard to come by. Every time we obtain one, countless people will sacrifice their lives for it."

"I only have a dozen or so in my hands at the moment. Apart from the ones I keep for myself, I only have seven or eight to sell."

"But don't worry. The salvage team I sent this time has sent back good news. The harvest is very impressive."

"I will sell this item to Yemu for 5,000 gold. The remaining 5,000 gold will be used as profit margin for Yemu to sell to the Seven Nations."

"What do you think of this business, General?"

Ji Wuye held the coral glass ball handed to him by the Jade Tiger in his hand, his eyes fiery and he was very excited.

With a profit of one million gold a year, supported by this wealth, the power under his command will be more than ten times stronger than it is now. By then, everyone in the whole of Korea will have to bow down to him, and the King of Korea will exist in name only.

He will become the true king of Korea!

The ambition in his heart began to expand uncontrollably. There was a voice telling him that he should have more power, stand in a higher position, and become the one who is high above!

Emerald Tiger was not in a much better condition either. He had already begun to imagine himself lying among countless gold coins, throwing them around at will, while the civilians were scrambling for them frantically.

All this money belongs to him, and those untouchables will be his slaves, begging for mercy from him!

This business was successfully concluded and both parties achieved satisfactory results.

Ji Wuye wanted to refuse, but Su Xuan offered too much.

No matter how valuable a black crow is, it can never be compared to a million gold.

However, Ji Wuye, who was immersed in a beautiful illusion, had no idea that once people's hearts began to disintegrate, the day of collapse would be far away.

Chapter 83 Begonia

"Lao Tzu once said in his Tao Te Ching: If you want to take something, you must first give it. This is called subtle enlightenment."

"Senior brother's cultivation level is far superior to that of junior brother."

As soon as he got on the carriage, Han Fei started flattering him.

Su Xuan smiled without saying anything. He knew exactly what Han Fei was thinking.

"Brother, now that you've made a fortune, shouldn't you share some with me, even if it's just a little bit?" Han Fei shamelessly approached Su Xuan, stretched out his thumb and index finger, and gestured at him.

"Brother, have you heard the story of the woodcutter and the river god?" He stood still, even leisurely.

He already had quite a bit of experience in dealing with Han Fei.

Han Fei looked at Su Xuan with great interest, "Please give me some advice, Senior Brother."

The maid named Haitang also looked over curiously at this time.

"Once upon a time, there was a woodcutter who was chopping wood by the river. He accidentally dropped his iron axe into the river. Thinking of how he could earn money to support his family without the axe, he cried anxiously.

When the river god heard this and asked about the situation, he felt sorry for the woodcutter, so he sank into the river, took out a golden axe and asked if it was his. The woodcutter shook his head. Then the river god took out a silver axe and asked if it was his. The woodcutter shook his head again. The last time, the woodcutter took out an iron axe. The river god asked if it was his, and the woodcutter nodded.

To reward him for his honesty, the river god helped him fish out the iron axe and gave him the gold axe and the silver axe as gifts.

"The woodcutter went home and told this story. A greedy man did the same thing as the woodcutter, but when the river god asked him if the golden axe was his, he lied. In the end, although he got the golden axe, he accidentally fell into the river and drowned on the way back."

"Junior brother, do you know what this story illustrates? It means that if something does not belong to you, you should never think about it, otherwise there will be disaster." Su Xuan looked at Han Fei with a smile, and he didn't know when a copy of the Analects appeared in his hand.

Han Fei smiled bitterly, feeling extremely helpless.

To be honest, my senior brother would always quote classics and not only the teachings of Confucianism, but also the concepts of Taoism, Mohism, the School of Names and many other schools of thought to argue with him, and he would usually be defeated miserably.

Go ahead and fight, even Ni Lin will only be beaten in front of him, let alone himself.

He sighed lightly, but soon his eyes lit up. He remembered that he had taken a coral glass ball from his senior brother. Although he gave it to his sister Honglian, he could take it and sell it to Jade Tiger. After Jade Tiger went bankrupt, this thing would be worthless. He could then buy it back and return it to Honglian. Wouldn't that be great?

The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to him. Thousands of gold were enough to support him in doing many things.

"Thank you very much for saving my life, sir. I have no way to repay you, but I wish to always be by your side, serve you as a slave, and do whatever you ask." She wanted to kneel down and kowtow to thank you, but the space in the car was too small, so she could only bow in the end.

"Brother, you are so lucky." Han Fei joked with a smile.

Su Xuan ignored him and looked at Haitang, saying, "We will go to Zilanxuan later. The women there are lonely and helpless, just like you. You should follow them and learn from them."

"My lord, do you not want me anymore?" Her voice was trembling, tears welled up in her eyes, she bit her lips lightly, and was about to cry. Looking at her appearance, it seemed that she might burst into tears at any time.

She has a face full of lust, and coupled with this pitiful appearance, if she were to live in the future, I wonder how many innocent boys would be killed in an instant.

After seeing this, Han Fei felt a little sorry.

Su Xuan thought about it and felt that she might have misunderstood him. "I asked you to go there so that you can learn some knowledge about business and calculation."

Haitang blushed immediately, and then she realized that she had misunderstood.

In her impression, Zilanxuan has always been the most famous place of romance in Korea. What Su Xuan said at the beginning made her think that Su Xuan wanted to sell her to Zilanxuan.

"From Chenshi to Shenshi every day, you should study hard with them. Besides that, you will be responsible for my food, clothing and daily life. Do you think this arrangement is acceptable?" Su Xuan pondered for a moment and continued.

"I am grateful to you for taking me in. I will do whatever you ask me to do." A hint of joy flashed in Haitang's eyes, knowing that Su Xuan was deliberately training her.

Looking at that gentle, fresh and handsome face, the jade-like face gradually turned red, and my mind couldn't help but think of the scene of him holding me in his arms.

In order to comfort his frightened self, he squeezed her hand harder and held her tighter.

She could feel all of this clearly.

She could feel his tenderness, like the spring breeze, moistening everything silently.

She felt her heart softened by the spring breeze.

She thought, whether it was to repay him for saving her life or to stay by his side, she must do her best to complete what he asked her to do.

Su Xuan's thoughts were not that complicated. The reason he took her in, besides not wanting to see her tragic end of having her hands chopped off, was more because he planned to train her into a pretty maid and keep her by his side to serve him.

Now he has no official position, so it doesn’t matter if he has no one to serve him, but when he holds a high position in the future, maids will naturally be indispensable.

Instead of making a choice later, it’s better to look for it slowly now.

He planned to imitate the Dream of the Red Chamber and train four major maids.

Each maid has her own characteristics, and he can tease them when he has nothing to do, which will definitely be a unique experience.

The carriage drove slowly and steadily and soon arrived at Zilanxuan.