The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!
Chapter 128 I Refuse
On the second day after moving into the palace, King Qian received the latest news from Jiankang.
"Hua Shaojin, an old man, has been in the officialdom for decades. He has dominated the court and formed cliques for personal gain. In front of outsiders, he appears to be high-spirited and upright, but in reality he behaves shamelessly and despicably."
Mr. Zhang's hand holding the tea cup trembled slightly, and he cursed in his heart, since Hua Shaojin is such a miserable person, why do you still want to be his son and daughter in-laws with him, my lord?
To put it bluntly, at the beginning, I didn't take a fancy to Washington's power, and felt that Washington's status in the imperial court was worthy of your lintel.
Now that he has lost power, the dandy prince who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun in Gyeonggi at the beginning also knows that he has fallen into trouble.
However, having said that, even if the prince makes trouble, the Hua family deserves it.
Thinking about why they were able to come to Lingnan in the first place, it was due to Hua Shaojin's hard work.
Although they have schemes in it, Hua Shaojin's insult to their Prince Qian's mansion cannot be denied.
Now that Washington is suffering, Mr. Zhang only feels happy and has no sympathy at all.
"Now Washington has been raided by the new emperor, and all the Hua family members have been sent to prison. Judging by the behavior of the new emperor, he did not exterminate the Hua family and did not behead them. The most likely thing is to ransack the family and exile." Mr. Zhang read Mr. Yan asked: "I just don't know where the emperor will exile the Hua family?"
Exile in Lingnan, exile in Mobei, exile in Liaodong, or exile in the southwest?
Mr. Yan thought for a while and then said: "Other places are possible. Because there is a prince here in Lingnan, it is absolutely impossible for the new emperor to send the Hua family to Lingnan."
Lingnan is taken care of by the palace, so sending the Hua family here will not achieve the purpose of hard work and reform.
To be honest, Mr. Yan admired the new emperor through this incident, and I don't know how he came up with such a method, so he resorted to thunderous means to convict the first assistant for ransacking the house!
King Qian gloated and said with a gleeful smile: "For this king, it is best to send his family to Mobei, where the wind and sand are strong, the water source is scarce, the winter is cold and the summer is warm, and the purpose of exile can be completely achieved. Its muscles and bones, hungry its skin. Let the old man Hua, who is used to enjoying the prosperity of the world, experience the hardships of the low-level people!"
Mr. Zhang shook his head helplessly, "My lord, don't forget that he is your son and daughter's in-laws. Now that we have received this news, do you want to inform the uncle?"
The smile on King Qian's face faltered slightly, he thought for a moment and waved his hands: "Tell the boss, as for whether he will tell his wife after hearing it, we don't care."
Mr. Zhang shook his head, the lord is so indifferent to his family, he used to have bad reviews when he was in Gyeonggi, his words and deeds were out of line, most of the courtiers hated him and disdain to be with such a dude like him.
In the end, Hua Shaojin sent him to Lingnan, and no one in the court spoke for him, otherwise the decree to come to Lingnan would not have been issued smoothly.
"My lord, please see me, my lord."
The doorman knocked lightly on the door.
King Qian was taken aback, "It's such a coincidence, does the boss know the news?"
Mr. Yan reminded, "Maybe the uncle came to see the prince for other things."
"Oh, that's right." King Qian looked at Anu who was standing beside him, "Let him in."
"Father."
When Li Chengshang came in, he saluted King Qian.
"sit down."
King Qian carefully observed the eldest son's expression, but did not see panic or anxiety on his face. He wondered in his heart, did the eldest son not know the situation of the Hua family?
"Are you here today for something?"
Li Chengshang felt the coolness in the study room, and said "Yes", "I came here to discuss something with my father."
King Qian asked casually, "What's the matter?"
The two gentlemen in the study looked at Li Chengshang, wondering what he came to discuss with the prince?
When Anu saw Li Chengshang aiming at the ice basin in the corner of the study from time to time, his heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, what Li Chengshang said was related to the ice basin as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Father, your study is so cool, you don't want to go out after staying in it for a long time."
As an elder, it is impossible for King Qian to pay attention to Li Chengshang's expression all the time. Hearing what he said, he replied without thinking: "The reason why my king's study is so cool is all piled up of money. If you want to be cool too You can put a few more cubes of ice in the room."
Li Chengshang smiled helplessly, "Father knows that we have lost our property in Gyeonggi, and Lingnan is a newcomer. If we want to buy a property, it is impossible to produce it immediately. Now the expenses of the whole family are all on us except for the public. With the poor savings in the past, if life is still as wasteful as before, it will not work. Like using ice in summer, we will control the amount to half of the usual amount, so that a summer can also save a lot of expenses.”
King Qian was very irritated by Li Chengshang's helpless smile, since when did the people in his mansion have to live frugally?
So, he didn't think too much about it, and said with a bit of resentment: "When did the people of Qianwang's mansion need to be so picky and searchy in life? You want to buy ice and go to your mother and concubine to ask her to give you a discount." In fact, if you don’t have enough money, you can pay on credit and settle the account after autumn. We are all a family, and this king doesn’t believe that the princess will make it easier for you.”
Li Chengshang smiled embarrassingly: "It's better to rely on others than to rely on oneself. It's not good after all. Outsiders don't know that they think we are sons to beat the autumn wind of mother and concubine."
King Qian, a dandy prince, has no patience to relieve his son. After hearing Li Chengshang's words, he said angrily: "In this case, you should continue to suffer until you can't stand the heat or earn enough money to buy ice." The silver is no longer used unrestrainedly.”
Li Chengshang: "."
He almost forgot that his father was an old dandy, and he was impatient when dealing with others.
Mr. Zhang shook his fan slowly, pursed his lips and suppressed a smile.
Look, the uncle wanted to plot against the princess. Although the prince didn't realize it, his dandy instinct is still very sensitive to danger.
"No, father, what I mean is" Li Chengshang scratched his nose, and said: "I mean it's a pity that the ice shop of the mother and concubine is only sold in Fucheng. Do it all over Lingnan or expand to other state capitals. The business is only in the capital city, how much money will be lost in one summer?"
King Qian thought about how hot the ice business in Fucheng was, and then thought about how hot the business would be if all towns in Lingnan opened ice shops?How much money has to flow to the palace every day?
If the ambition is bigger, spread the ice all over other cities.
I dare not imagine that it was really a mountain of gold and silver hitting the palace.
Li Chengshang noticed the look in King Qian's eyes and knew that he was moved, so he continued to persuade: "I don't think the concubine mother has any plans to become bigger and stronger. If the concubine mother does not want to expand to other cities, this business is worthless. Let the money go to waste, why don't we help her spread the ice all over the other towns, what do you think, father?"
The other three people in the study were quite shocked. They didn't expect the uncle to be so ambitious, and wanted to spread the ice all over other cities, which was not a small ambition.
King Qian was a little excited when he was told that since he arrived in Lingnan, he has been short of money, very short of money, and now a business that is sure to make money is in front of him, should he accept it or reject it?
"You have a good idea. I will discuss this matter with your concubine mother."
Seeing that King Qian agreed, Li Chengshang was overjoyed, "Father King has to worry about this matter."
King Qian waved his hand indifferently, and handed him the news he just received, "Leave this aside for now, you should read this news first."
The most important thing to come this time, King Qian has already agreed, Li Chengshang relaxed his expression, took the letter without much thought and looked down happily.
"This, is it true about the father?"
"How can I lie to you about this kind of thing!" King Qian glared at him.
Li Chengshang couldn't believe it, "How could this happen? Why did you steal the house?"
In the past, he still needed the support of his father-in-law if he wanted to successfully succeed to the throne. Now that the Hua family has been confiscated, he will lose a lot of support behind him, which will have a great impact on him.
So much so that Li Chengshang didn't know how he got back to the backyard in a daze.
Mr. Zhang watched Li Chengshang leave, sighed, and said back: "This incident has hit the uncle too hard, and it seems to be a bit unbearable for him."
"People who are dozens of years old have to learn to bear the pressure." Qian Wang said indifferently.
For him, the most important thing is to live happily, and let them handle the affairs of the younger generation by themselves, and he is too lazy to worry about it.
If he hadn't come to Lingnan, in Gyeonggi, as long as there were no major affairs in the palace, he would generally not bother about the affairs of the palace, let alone the affairs of his sons' rooms.
Mr. Yan coughed and had to remind him, "Hey, my lord, the method of making ice was conceived by the princess, you just promised me, the princess is there."
King Qian's face froze, and he hesitated for a moment, "Isn't the princess so stingy about this matter? We don't compete with her in Fucheng, we just want to spread the ice farther and earn more."
Mr. Zhang shook his head. As soon as King Qian spoke, he felt that this matter was unreliable. According to his understanding of the princess, what she cared about was not the method of making ice, but the attitude of the prince.
As for whether he guessed correctly, we can only wait and see.
Recently, the local tyrants have been going very smoothly to divide the land. It is not a big deal to watch the excitement. It is also good for everyone to watch the lord suffer.
King Qian has something hidden in his heart, and he can't rest in peace sitting in the study. Anyway, stretching out his head is a knife, and shrinking his head is also a knife. Why don't you go directly to the backyard to find Wang Hao and see what she has to say?
He entered the Yigui Courtyard with a feeling of apprehension, and the little maid who liked to plant last time was tending flowers and plants in the yard again.
The little maid noticed him first this time, so she stopped what she was doing, bowed her knees and saluted him.
King Qian ignored her, took Anu past her, and went directly to the main room.
The woman sitting in the corridor outside the door saw King Qian's master and servant, and hurriedly stood up to salute, "This old slave has seen the prince, and the prince is well."
Hongmei in the house heard the movement outside, lifted the curtain and came out, "Hongmei has seen the prince."
"Where's the princess?"
"The princess is in the house."
Hongmei opened the curtain and let King Qian walk in.
Anu consciously stood at the door and acted as the door god. Hongmei glanced at him, seeing his paralyzed face and expressionless face, she put down the curtain and followed in.
Xia Jing flipped through the account book, thinking silently in her heart, and when she heard footsteps, she raised her eyes to look at the door, and saw the person who was coming, she was slightly stunned, "Why are you here?"
"I'm almost busy with things, come to see you." King Qian walked to the desk and sat down.
Xia Jing obviously didn't believe it, "Are you so kind?"
King Qian touched his nose modestly, noticed the account book in her hand, and changed the subject and asked, "What book is the princess reading?"
Xia Jing held up the account book in her hand to his eyes.
King Qian took a closer look, "It's the ledger, I thought you were reading a book."
"It's the accounts of several shops in Fucheng." Xia Jing explained.
"Oh."
King Qian looked at the living room, it was spacious and bright, and there were dark rooms on the left and right, so it was convenient for the maids to rest and do things.
"Are you used to living here?"
"Fortunately, it's more comfortable than living in the backyard of the government office." Xia Jing told the truth, and recorded the result of her mental calculation on the last page of the ledger.
After closing the ledger, Xia Jing raised her eyes to look at him, "Just tell me if you have anything to do when you come here today, don't be so coy."
When King Qian heard this, he almost spit out a mouthful of old blood, shy?He is not a woman, "Princess, how can you use such words to describe this king?"
Xia Jing leaned back relaxed, "Then do you want to talk now or not?"
King Qian: "."
He closed his eyes, gritted his teeth and said the purpose of coming, "I think the boss's proposal is good, what do you think?"
"I don't think so?" Xia Jing will not give face to King Qian in this matter, the method of making ice is hers, and it depends on whether the other rooms want it or not.
If you want to open a shop and come to her directly and talk with her sincerely, Xia Jing is not an unreasonable person, maybe she will really hand over the management rights of other cities, and just get a little bonus every month.
However, several good sons did not come to her, but plotted against her behind her back. How could she agree with King Qian's proposal.
King Qian did not expect Xia Jing to refuse without giving any face, "Is this a bad idea?"
Xia Jing shook her head: "Let's not say whether this idea is good or bad, I just ask you if I came up with the method of making ice?"
King Qian nodded: "It's what you thought."
"I thought of it and it belongs to me, but you agreed to the eldest room without my permission or discussion with me." Xia Jing was very disgusted with King Qian's way of doing things first, "You are so generous to others." It was very smooth, but you didn't think that I would refuse before you said yes?"
"Or do you mean that you didn't take my refusal at all?"
King Qian didn't quite understand: "This matter is beneficial to you and me. It's a win-win situation. Why do you refuse?"
Xia Jing raised her head proudly, "Am I an open-minded person? What I care about is that when you decide on my things, you decide without my consent. You don't know how to respect me at all."
In her past and present lives, Xia Jing hated others to be her master.
Especially the kind of person who always thinks you are good as an excuse to help make decisions without authorization.
King Qian didn't quite understand Xia Jing's thoughts, "Why doesn't this king respect you? Isn't this king here to discuss with you? If you think you can, then agree, if you think you can't refuse."
Xia Jing looked at him with a half-smile, and said word by word: "I-reject-deny!"
King Qian: "You"
Xia Jing tidied up the books on the desk, and issued an order to evict the guest, "Okay, I have already refused, you can go back."
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